Re: Connecting 2 computers to the internet

From: Ryan (ryanag_at_zoominternet.net)
Date: 06/25/05

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To: Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com>, For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>

    Dotan Cohen wrote:
    > On 6/25/05, Bob Gustafson <bobgus@rcn.com> wrote:
    >
    >>If you are interested in cheap cheap, get another NIC for one of your
    >>computers (I have seen them for $9.95) and configure that one as a firewall
    >>- passing on packets to your other computer attached to the new NIC. You
    >>can use a crossover cable to directly connect the NICs in the two
    >>computers, thus avoiding the cost of a HUB.
    >>
    >
    >
    > Thanks, that's exactly what I'm trying to do. The FC4 box has an
    > onboard network connection (going to the winXP box with a crossover
    > cable) and a NIC going to the modem. I got a little stuck on
    > configuring the FC4 box because I wanted it to be the middle man. But
    > it looks as if I'm going to have to do it with the winXP box because I
    > can't get the winXP box online through the Fedora box. Tomorrow I'll
    > put the spare NIC in the winXP box and try it as the middle man.
    >
    > If anybody on-list has gotten this to work successfully, then PLEASE
    > share your setup with me! IPtables scripts a must!!! I don't want the
    > winXP box as the middle man because I don't want to turn it on all the
    > time...
    >
    > Dotan
    > http://lyricslist.com/lyrics/artist_albums/108/carey_mariah.php
    > Maraih Carey Lyrics
    >

    Firestarter:
    http://www.fs-security.com/pics/wizard3.png

    It will take you 5-10 minutes to do. :-) 

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