try www.e-smith.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "'Georgina'" <gena@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 1:53 PM Subject: Home networking - where do I go now? > 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 > > Have your say: > Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org > > Please don't send me MS Word documents, see > http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > Personal Contact Details: > E-mail: gena at gena-j.net WWW: http://www.gena-j.net ICQ: 144169465 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
