Re: internet sharing question

From: John Loop (jdloop_at_remove.bellsouth.net)
Date: 05/26/04 

Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 11:17:05 -0400

"Shefali Joshi" <shefali_s_joshi@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1tXsc.73120$Gg1.3135@newssvr25.news.prodigy.com...
> Hi,
>
> I've been trying to mess around with getting my internet sharing (home
> network) to work for the past 2 days without any luck now.
>
> I have two 3com ethernet cards, the first connects to the internet and the
> second I'm using for my home LAN. I can connect to the internet just fine,
> but I can't seem to be able to get my other computers(windows xp) to do
so.
> For the most part, I'm completely confused as to where to begin or what
> course to follow to get my LAN working.
> I hear people talk about iptables, ip masquerading...etc...most of that
> doesnt make sense to me since i'm a newbie and am still in the learning
> phase. I REALLY don't want to get frustrated and say "to hell with
linux!".
> So can someone give me some REAL pointers as to what to do to get my LAN
> going?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
You would be much better off in the long run by getting a separate router to
talk to the Internet. It will do everything for you. You would then be on
a private network behind the router. Linux and other PCs would plug
separately into hub behind router. You can check some pages out at my
website for starters....
J--
www.pccitizen.com Safe Computing, Home wired and wireless networking tips.
...You spend your whole life figuring out what you should have done with it,
let alone what it was all about. And then your children get to do it all
over again..

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