Hi All
I'm looking for either a easy-to-read document on networking GNU/Linux
and Windows 98SE, using the Linux box as the router with a 2.4.x kernel.
Or perhaps, someone could suggest which script to scrutinice next after
reading the following.
I'd tried to follow the Net-HOWTO but only got so far. All I want to do
is network two Windows 98SE machines to a Debian Woody GNU/Linux using a
2.4.18 kernel. I want to use the Linux box to act as a router for the
98 machines i.e. allowing them to access the internet
Currently, eth0 is the dhcp interface providing ntl broadband internet
service. A second nic eth1 is static and is stated as below in the
/etc/network/interfaces file:
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
address 192.168.1.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.1.0
Broadcast Address 192.168.1.255
I've listed the three interfaces in the hosts file too:
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.1 debian.linux.windflower.home debian.linux
#192.168.1.2 desk-01.win98.windflower.home desk-01.win98
192.168.1.3 stanford.win98.windflower.home stanford.win98
Samba is installed and smbd and nmbd are started at boot up. But I
can't find a smb.conf so perhaps this is the problem. Usually apt asks
questions and creates such necessary files. But if it is not configured
surely its not stopping successful connections?
I can transfer files from one 98 machine to the other but I can't get
them to see the Linux box thus can't gain access to the internet on
those 98 machines. I can ping the 98 machines from the Linux box
successfully but I can't telnet into them.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks for listening.
Gena
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