=?iso-8859-1?Q?Iv=E1n_Filpo?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My brother has windows 2000 pro on his computer and i have linux on mine. I > dont have a linux modem. > > So I want to be able to use the internet from my brothers. > > Using his computer as gateway to the internet. > > > is this possible ?. If it is tell me what to do please because i have tried > route add default gw ip eth0 and ifconfig eth0 ip and i have the ip fine. > > Please reply as soon as possible , thanks
If Win2k has Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), then yes it is possible. You might consider reading the help information on your brothers win2k machine about ICS, but here's a brief explanation of how to do it: Make sure your brother has ICS installed and running (in Win98, you do: Settings->Control Panel->Network->Ethernet Card Bind the ethernet card to TCP/IP (home) to Internet Connection Sharing. This should cause the windows machine to impliment it's dhcp server, so provided you have a dhcp client on your machine (such as pump, dhcpcd, or dchp-client), your networking should be configured automally. Further, to do it on boot: # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8) # The loopback interface iface lo inet loopback # Ethernet0 iface eth0 inet dhcp but if you want a static ip on your machine in your home then find out what your brother's ethernet card's ip address is (e.g. 192.168.1.1). Turn on ICS (also see Settings->Control Panel->Internet Options->Connections [Tabular]->Sharing [Button]), then set your ip address to something within the 192.168.1.X network, e.g. ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 up (or something like that) route add default gw 192.168.1.1 and fix your /etc/resolv.conf cat > /etc/resolv.conv nameserver 192.168.1.1 Elizabeth
