On 16/01/2021 05:02, Dan Hitt wrote:
In 2016, i had a computer with mint on it (which is a form of ubuntu),
and it was connected to an internet modem. There was a super simple
gui on it that i could use to share that connection with some older
hardware that were not directly connected to the internet modem.
(They were not connected to the internet modem because for whatever
reason, directly connecting them made them very unstable and prone to
crash.) But, nevertheless, the old hardware could use the mint box
with no configuration on my part, and get out to the internet through it.
Not sure about how much config you want to do or are capable of doing
but if your 'modem' truly is just a modem then a simple-ish way to go,
without added expense, is to install 'Shorewall' onto your new debian
installation.
This gives you routing and firewall protection.
It's likely though that your 'modem' is not just a modem as your other
hardware will need to be getting dhcp and dns from somewhere and if you
haven't configured it, it must be from what you think is just a 'modem'.
Mike.
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