Linux Network Help needed

[Nebacanezer]

I am trying to dual boot Win ME with turbo linux server and run th internet on linux but I have a windows network

HELP!!!!

 

[Maim]

Um, you need to supply a little more info than that

Are you going to be using your TurboLinux as the server only? Also what do you mean by having a "Windows network"? How many machines and what do they run? What's conected to the internet?

My home setup is as follows...

My server runs Mandrake 8 with DHCP sharing and firewall. I connect my laptop Win2000, my girlfriend's Win98 and my linux (libranet)/win98 game rig to the server. All connections are with DHCP.

There's lots of info to be had everywhere but have a look here to see if anything helps...

http://linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/network/eznetshare.html

 

[Nebacanezer]

I will be using Turbolinux as a server and OS. And the network is runing a cable modem through a 5 way router and all of the computers except one are runing Win ME the other one is running 2000 (Windows) there are 5 computers. I am trying to dual bot my computer (80 gigs) with Turbolinux server, Win ME, and Redhat Linux

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

If you have a multi-boot box it can only ever run one OS (natively) at the same time. You would need to configure it when linux is running to access the net in its own right. Once that's done, if you then want to share that working connection with the other (win) boxes then you would setup IP masquerading on linux. This can be done with either ipchains or iptables. For example (with ipchains) do as root :

# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
# /sbin/ipchains -P forward DENY
# /sbin/ipchains -A forward -i eth1 -j MASQ

(assuming eth1 is your adapter connected to cable modem)

Stick those commands in your rc.local to activate every reboot...

Hope this helps

 

[Nebacanezer]

Thanks I'll try it



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