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> Hello
> > 
> I am in the process of setting up a network in my home.  I have a
> server running Redhat, and 2 clients running Win95.  I would like
> to know if there is a document or book somewhere which would guide
> me? Or if not I am willing to create something since I am sure
> others
> would be interested in understanding how to accomplish this task.
> 
> I know how to do some configuration of things like PPP, Sendmail,
> fetchmail, and some Samba.  What I am unsure of is what other
> processes I might want to setup.  
> 
> I want the system to use a Linux as the mail server and relay the
> mail through my ISP.  I would also like the Windows 95 boxes to use
> Linux as a gateway to the internet.  I don't have a full time
> connection, just a modem which I have on a cron job for mail
> transfers.  I start PPP manually when I want to go to the internet.
>  I think I want to do IPChains but will need to learn how to
> configure this.  I don't think I need a firewall, since it is only
> connected to the Net when someone is online.  

John,

If you go through the HOWTOs in your /usr/doc directory, you'll have
a pretty good source of information. You will need to use IPCHAINS to
forward and masquerade traffic to and fro your Win95 workstations,
but that's also covered by the HOWTOs. 


- -- Juha

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