On (27/07/05 13:57), Christian Henz wrote: > On 7/27/05, Björn Johansson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 00:03 2005-07-27, you wrote: > > >On 7/26/05, Björn Johansson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I can't afford to buy a router right now, so that's out of the question. > > > > I have made progress! Now I can transfer files > > > > through ftp from the pc to mac at the > > > > same time as the pc has access to the internet. > > > > > > > > To make the mac share the internet through > > > the pc, to make that work, people > > > > have told me that I should use the pc as a gateway. So perhaps I need to > > > > create an static ip for gateway on the pc and > > > then I tell the mac to use that > > > > gateway address in the network. > > > > > > > > > >What IP does the network card in the PC have now? > > > > > > From your previous mail I see that the Mac is on 192.168.0.246 with > > >netmask 255.255.255.0. Since you can already "talk" to the PC, that > > >means the PC's card is on 192.168.0.???. That is the IP you want to > > >set as the gateway on your Mac! To test this, use "route": > > > > > >route add default gw 192.168.0.??? dev eth0 > > > > > >Now you should be able to reach the Internet... try: > > > > > >ping 194.109.137.218 > > > > > >which is www.debian.org. > > > > > >If it doesn't work, check the connection sharing options in Windows XP. > > > > > >Once this basic connection works, you can set it all up proper in > > >/etc/network/interfaces. > > > > > >cheers, > > >Christian > > > > Since I can ftp both ways. Right now I know that I can't access the pc > > through > > the mac because I don't have an ftp server running on the pc, but that's > > easy > > to fix, so I assume this is working also. Ftp from the pc to the mac, there > > I > > am 100% sure it works! > > > > This is good, it means that your local network is configured right. > Now "all" that > is left to do is to set up propper routing... > > > Do I haveto install a special program or something so that the WindowsXP > > system can allow the mac to use the PC modem to access the internet? :-/ > > > > Technically, you don't want to allow the Mac to use the PC modem, you want > your Mac to use the PC as a router. The Mac doesn't care at all about the > modem. > > This functionality is included in Windows XP. I can't tell you exactly > how to set it up since I don't have Windows here, but I remember it > was easy to find and use. Just look around some more... I'll see my > brother next Tuesday, if it is still an issue then i'll check his > computer to see how exactly it was done...
Rt click on My Network Places - select Properties Rt Click on Local Area Connection - select Properties Click Advanced Tab and tick Allow other network users ..... etc Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
