>installed in a computer with Linux, that computer is connected to >internet using a SLIP connection, and I have various computer with >windows95 as clients of the computer with Linux and SAMBA connected to >the computer with Linux using ethernet cards; those computer with >windows95 will be able to access to internet?. How can I get info about >doing that?. If someone already has made a connection like this please >contact me.
The answer is yes, "Linux can act as a router so that Win95 machines can access the Internet via a SLIP/PPP connection". BUT... Samba has **NOTHING** to with this. This is a routing issue not a samba/windows95 issue. You will need to have one of three things setup on the Linux box to make this work: 1/ IP Masquerading compiled into the kernel 2/ IP Forwarding installed into the kernel and a valid subnet routed through your provider. 3/ A proxy server(s) setup to allow access for the Win95 machines (Squid is a good place to start looking). You will also need to have TCP/IP installed on all the Windows boxes and bound to the ethernet adapter, and have the linux box setup as the default gateway. Adam. ----------------- Earthlight Communications Limited ---------------- P.O. Box 5301 Adam Shand (fax) +64 3 477 5463 Dunedin, New Zealand Systems Manager (voice) +64 3 479 0303 ------------------ http://larry.earthlight.co.nz/ ------------------ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
