hey, thanx for answering, just got back from school :-) ... well i have cable but aint using a hub or switch (i'm in a financial low conjuncture and for now don't have the money to buy one, maybe i should start staying at home in the weekend ... nah) ... so i connected my sisters pc on mine and then mine with internet (cable)! but since you used it for eth - eth connection it should work ... i'll give it a try thanx for responding, cu yttrium ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Hunter" <malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk> To: <psyche-list@redhat.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 1:50 AM Subject: Re: [RH] internet sharing problem > On Tuesday 15 October 2002 19:36, Yttrium wrote: > > well first i got to say i'm still learning linux and i'm starting to = > > really enjoy it but the problem is that my sister's pc is connected to = > > mine to acces the internet and so when i want to try linux out it has to = > > be when she aint online ... so i wanted to share my internet connection = > > ... and i entered the following script to rc.local ... i made this file = > > called rc.firewall which contains the following: > > > > #!/bin/sh > > # DHCP Internet and Connection Sharing Script > > # Coded by Mayhem (C)2000 > > > > #DHCP > > <insert either PUMP or DHCP 2.0 code here as above> > > > > # Net Sharing > > echo '1' > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward > > /sbin/ipchains -A input -j ACCEPT -i eth1 -s 0/0 67 -d 0/0 68 -p udp > > /sbin/ipchains -P forward DENY > > /sbin/ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.0.0/24 -j MASQ > > > > the problem probably is that my sister's pc has the following ip = > > 192.168.0.2 which has been entered manualy and het ethernet card is = > > looking for a server with ip 192.168.0.1 (she's running win98) and all = > > was entered manualy through w2k! > > so when i made those changes to linux with rc.local it always says it = > > failed the connection ... > > > > please can someone help me? i really want this to work so i can start = > > using linux for 24/24??? thanx in advance ...=20 > > > > cu > > > > yttrium > > > > P.S. if this is a kinda 'stupid' question i'm really sorry ;-) > > Hi Yttrium, > > Is it dialup, dsl or cable? I use IPCop on a 486 PC as a firewall. I've only > used it eth-eth, but it can do dialup and dsl (I believe). > > Regards, > Malcolm > -- > KDE Proof-Reading Team > KDE British English Conversion Team > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
