Home networking - where do I go now?

Home networking - where do I go now?

['Georgina']

Hi All

I'm looking for either a easy-to-read document on networking GNU/Linux
and Windows 98SE, using the Linux box as the router with a 2.4.x kernel.
Or perhaps, someone could suggest which script to scrutinice next after
reading the following.

I'd tried to follow the Net-HOWTO but only got so far.  All I want to do
is network two Windows 98SE machines to a Debian Woody GNU/Linux using a
2.4.18 kernel.  I want to use the Linux box to act as a router for the
98 machines i.e. allowing them to access the internet 

Currently, eth0 is the dhcp interface providing ntl broadband internet
service.  A second nic eth1 is static and is stated as below in the
/etc/network/interfaces file:

auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
address 192.168.1.1
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.1.0
        Broadcast Address       192.168.1.255

I've listed the three interfaces in the hosts file too:


127.0.0.1       localhost
192.168.1.1     debian.linux.windflower.home    debian.linux
#192.168.1.2    desk-01.win98.windflower.home   desk-01.win98
192.168.1.3     stanford.win98.windflower.home  stanford.win98

Samba is installed and smbd and nmbd are started at boot up.  But I
can't find a smb.conf so perhaps this is the problem.  Usually apt asks
questions and creates such necessary files.  But if it is not configured
surely its not stopping successful connections?

I can transfer files from one 98 machine to the other but I can't get
them to see the Linux box thus can't gain access to the internet on
those 98 machines.  I can ping the 98 machines from the Linux box
successfully but I can't telnet into them.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks for listening.

Gena
 
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Re: Home networking - where do I go now?

[Alex Snow]

try www.e-smith.org
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "'Georgina'" <gena@gena-j.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 1:53 PM
Subject: Home networking - where do I go now?


> Hi All
> 
> I'm looking for either a easy-to-read document on networking GNU/Linux
> and Windows 98SE, using the Linux box as the router with a 2.4.x kernel.
> Or perhaps, someone could suggest which script to scrutinice next after
> reading the following.
> 
> I'd tried to follow the Net-HOWTO but only got so far.  All I want to do
> is network two Windows 98SE machines to a Debian Woody GNU/Linux using a
> 2.4.18 kernel.  I want to use the Linux box to act as a router for the
> 98 machines i.e. allowing them to access the internet 
> 
> Currently, eth0 is the dhcp interface providing ntl broadband internet
> service.  A second nic eth1 is static and is stated as below in the
> /etc/network/interfaces file:
> 
> auto eth1
> iface eth1 inet static
> address 192.168.1.1
>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>         network 192.168.1.0
>         Broadcast Address       192.168.1.255
> 
> I've listed the three interfaces in the hosts file too:
> 
> 
> 127.0.0.1       localhost
> 192.168.1.1     debian.linux.windflower.home    debian.linux
> #192.168.1.2    desk-01.win98.windflower.home   desk-01.win98
> 192.168.1.3     stanford.win98.windflower.home  stanford.win98
> 
> Samba is installed and smbd and nmbd are started at boot up.  But I
> can't find a smb.conf so perhaps this is the problem.  Usually apt asks
> questions and creates such necessary files.  But if it is not configured
> surely its not stopping successful connections?
> 
> I can transfer files from one 98 machine to the other but I can't get
> them to see the Linux box thus can't gain access to the internet on
> those 98 machines.  I can ping the 98 machines from the Linux box
> successfully but I can't telnet into them.
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks for listening.
> 
> Gena
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Re: Home networking - where do I go now?

[Ed Barnes]

Hi.
I have played with ip masquerading however not a great deal.
The ip masquerading howto at the ldp's web site is an ok resource but 
you might like to know that there is an updated version of that document 
written by David A. Ranch available at http://ipmasq.cjb.net, it 
addresses the 2.4.x kernels.
I don't know if this would be helpful.
The only other opinion I can offer is to probably take this setup 
logically, I.E., get one thing working before tackling the other.
I'd probably nail the ip masquerading first then deal with Samba as I 
already have the howto for ip masquerading here and it's the latest 
version.

Good luck!

Ed Barnes
On Thu, 2 May 2002, 'Georgina' wrote:

> Hi All
> 
> I'm looking for either a easy-to-read document on networking GNU/Linux
> and Windows 98SE, using the Linux box as the router with a 2.4.x kernel.
> Or perhaps, someone could suggest which script to scrutinice next after
> reading the following.
> 
> I'd tried to follow the Net-HOWTO but only got so far.  All I want to do
> is network two Windows 98SE machines to a Debian Woody GNU/Linux using a
> 2.4.18 kernel.  I want to use the Linux box to act as a router for the
> 98 machines i.e. allowing them to access the internet 
> 
> Currently, eth0 is the dhcp interface providing ntl broadband internet
> service.  A second nic eth1 is static and is stated as below in the
> /etc/network/interfaces file:
> 
> auto eth1
> iface eth1 inet static
> address 192.168.1.1
>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>         network 192.168.1.0
>         Broadcast Address       192.168.1.255
> 
> I've listed the three interfaces in the hosts file too:
> 
> 
> 127.0.0.1       localhost
> 192.168.1.1     debian.linux.windflower.home    debian.linux
> #192.168.1.2    desk-01.win98.windflower.home   desk-01.win98
> 192.168.1.3     stanford.win98.windflower.home  stanford.win98
> 
> Samba is installed and smbd and nmbd are started at boot up.  But I
> can't find a smb.conf so perhaps this is the problem.  Usually apt asks
> questions and creates such necessary files.  But if it is not configured
> surely its not stopping successful connections?
> 
> I can transfer files from one 98 machine to the other but I can't get
> them to see the Linux box thus can't gain access to the internet on
> those 98 machines.  I can ping the 98 machines from the Linux box
> successfully but I can't telnet into them.
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks for listening.
> 
> Gena
>  
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