Re: networking

From: Doug Mitton (doug_mitton_at_hotmail.x.com)
Date: 11/13/03 

Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:01:06 -0500

jstaff4747@earthlink.net wrote:

>Doug Mitton wrote:
>> jstaff4747@earthlink.net wrote:
>>
>>>Doug Mitton wrote:
>>>> jstaff47@earthlink.net wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi! back again. I re-installed RH 9.0 again from scratch.
>>>
>> Well, you re-installed Linux now is there any chance you can
>> re-install WinXP Home? And NOT install any of the earthlink
>> networking "stuff"?
>
>Well it comes with a total back up and restore feature but I really hate the
>thought of going there.

I thought you might not, thats why I suggested the drive swapping
deal.

>Well I have removed all the earthlink stuff and only have a manual dialer
>set up. I could use regedit and go through and check for any traces of it.

Regedit shouldn't be necessary, just getting back to the standard
Windows networking "stuff" should be enough.

Here is what ipconfig shows on my WinXP machine ... and it connects
perfectly through my Linux gateway: (beware the line wrap)

--------------------------<Cut Here>------------------------------
C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : doug
        Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Mitton
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Macronix MX98715-Based
Ethern
ter (Generic)
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-80-C6-FA-7F-F7
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.79
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : November 12, 2003 6:43:04
PM
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : November 12, 2003 6:53:04
PM

C:\>
--------------------------<Cut Here>------------------------------

Your system will have addresses in the 192.168.0.* range where mine is
.10. Also, I run my own DHCP and DNS servers so yours will have
different entries. Your DHCP should be empty (I think), Dhcp Enabled
should be NO and your DNS should be what is suppied by your ISP.
Otherwise, the critical info here is IP Address, Default Gateway,
Subnet Mask. Nothing else on the WinXP side should be required to get
Internet Connection Sharing working, assuming you entered the linux
commands to configure the network, activate ip_forward and MASQ.

This may not be the best example as I have my system configured for my
own in-house domain ... computer=doug domain=mitton, not imaginative
BUT easy to remember! :-)

Maybe someone with a MUCH simpler configuration will post their
`ipconfig`.

>> I have a "nifty" setup on my kids computer ... a removeable hard drive
>> so that have Windows on one disk and I have Linux on another. You
>> could try something like that and have "fully configured spousal WinXP
>> Home" on one drive and "Linux Network Configured No Earthlink WinXP
>> Home" on the other drive.
>>
>> Welcome back from your vacation! I hope you are well rested!
>
>Thanks! I try to spend a few weeks with her each year. At 82 you would never
>her. True grit.
>
>The other thing I have done is to partition the XP machine and make
>a ext3 partition of 13gig.

Yes a dual boot will allow you to try Internet Connection Sharing via
2 Linux machines, that will confirm that your gateway is configured OK
but still not help you get WinXP Home working.

>I promised my wife that I would not do this but I'm getting real close to
>a dual boot linux XP.

  :-(

>The other machine is dual boot win 98 and rH 9.0 so that way I figure
>I could go either RH - RH and try RH -WIN98 since that machine has two lan
>cards I would think that I could set up both.

As long as you don't get yourself confused by trying so many different
configurations! Trust me, from personal experience, if you get
confused ... oh boy! :-)

>I still feel there must be a way to do this but I just not getting it. Its a
>good thing the matrix people aren't depending on me for any networking - ha
>ha

Depends who's side you are on! You ARE getting ready to "wake up"!
:-) 

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