try IP MASQUERADING how-to on Google or at linxdoc.org (may have to spellcheck masquerading !)
Shawn --- Jeff Maxson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey all, > > please don't spank me here. I've read the networking and ethernet > howto's and gotten to the point that I have the linksys standard > cheap > 10/100 LAN card (LNE100TX) plugged in, set up using "etherconf", and > gotten to the point where ifconfig gives me... > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:5A:87:11:5E > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:358 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:233 errors:786 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:1572 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 > RX bytes:83417 (81.4 KiB) TX bytes:79686 (77.8 KiB) > Interrupt:5 Base address:0xe000 > > my question is, shouldn't there be some way to give it an IP address > for my home 2-computer LAN? It's dual boot, and I got the windows to > work with the other computer on the LAN (also windows), and now I'd > like to print stuff (using samba) from my computer (sarge) to my > wifes' printer (windows). don't I need an IP address to do that? > > Summary: which FM should I RTFM at this point? I know there is a > "printing howto" which I will get to later, and there is an SMB > howto, > which I have also perused. > > Things look like they are going well, but not sure. Also, i noticed > that when I boot, there is some DHCPSOMETHING (I forget the > "something" part) that pops up, and it sits on it trying many things > for awhile, and then says it is sleeping I think. Is this related? > I > know DHCP has to do with dynamic IP addresses, right? or am I "out > there?" > > Thanks for any help, all. No huge hurry, just interested in learing > linux networking... > > Jeff > > -- > Jeff Maxson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature ===== Shawn Lamson Debian/GNU Linux Woody Kernel 2.2.19pre17 XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System Jesus Loves You! __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
