Re: Linux has a long way to go before it becomes the major OS

From: Måns Rullgård (mru_at_kth.se)
Date: 02/08/04 

Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 00:57:25 +0100

ToolPackinMama <laura@lauragoodwin.org> writes:

> Måns Rullgård wrote:
>>
>> ToolPackinMama <laura@lauragoodwin.org> writes:
>>
>> > Look, most people only use their home PCs for email and web browsing.
>> > At the outside, they like to LAN more than one home PC for internet
>> > connection sharing. That shouldn't be complicated, and with Windows,
>> > it's not. With Linux... it's complicated. That's a fact.
>>
>> Let's see:
>>
>> 1. Dig out old pentium-150.
>> 2. Install two NICs.
>> 3. Install Linux.
>> 4. Plug one NIC into ISP connection.
>> 5. Plug other NIC into switch.
>> 6. Activate IP forwarding.
>>
>> Six steps and you're set.
>
> You make it sound so easy. Come on over and LAN my familiy's Windows
> PCs to my Linux gateway PC. :)

You're a bit too far away, I'm afraid. Seriously though, it's not
that hard. Just get a DHCP server running on the Linux gateway and
the mswindows machines will work fine. You can of course configure
everything manually if you want. I prefer to keep everything in one
place, though. 

-- 
Måns Rullgård
mru@kth.se

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