%% Omar Shuja Siddiqui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: oss> i have recently installed a network of to Linux boxes. oss> one of them is a working dial up machine. i want to oss> share the internet connection with the other Linux box oss> also. please tell me what is the whole procedure for oss> doing this.
The most common way to do this in Linux is called IP Masquerade, or IPMasq. See the HOWTO for how to do it: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/IP-Masquerade-HOWTO.html I had this working with a dialup 56k modem over ppp, where my wife's laptop was sharing the link (we have wireless enet cards for the home lan). Worked fine (well, as fine as two people sharing a 56k modem could be expected to work :). Now we have a cable modem connection, and that also works great--with much better bandwidth :). If you're going to be connected more continuously than dialup you should seriously consider hardening that system to avoid someone hacking through it into your home network. Check the IP Chains HOWTO, at the above site. There are other Security-related docs floating about as well. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HASMAT--HA Software Methods & Tools "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them.
