And how exactly would I do either of those things? Which is to say, How do I set up a DHCP server, or use a static address? I am such an idiot. On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:59:02 -0500, James Knott wrote:

TheBlue wrote:

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Ok, for those of you who are new:

I have a Win XP Pro SP2 laptop. I have a generic Suse 9.1 Personal desktop. Desktop is connected to wireless network. I want the laptop to connect to my desktop as a gateway to the wireless network. I have a crossover cable, but the laptop isn't getting assigned an IP. Anyone knows what to do, let me know.

1) Set up a dhcp server on the desktop system, to assign an address.

or

2) Use a static address.

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Looking.....It ain't there. I have Personal, not Professional. I'll check rpmfind for a dhcp server. On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:32:47 -0600, Sunny wrote:

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 11:22:56 -0800, TheBlue wrote:

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And how exactly would I do either of those things? Which is to say, How do I set up a DHCP server, or use a static address? I am such an idiot.

How about starting with Yas2/Network services/DHCP server? :)

Cheers Sunny

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Woah, thanks! When your laptop gets back up, let me know what to do. I'll try playing around right now. I feel more 1337 now, TheBlue On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:42:49 -0600, Jim Sabatke wrote:

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And how exactly would I do either of those things? Which is to say, How do I set up a DHCP server, or use a static address? I am such an idiot.

It's easier to use a static address. IIRC it is in the properties (right click) of the network card on the XP box. Assign a static address that isn't in use on your network. Then assign the IP of the Linux box as the gateway. My laptop is down right now, or I could give exact instructions.

DHCP is doable, but a bit more work on the Linux box.

Good luck,

Jim

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TheBlue wrote:

And how exactly would I do either of those things? Which is to say, How do I set up a DHCP server, or use a static address? I am such an idiot.

It's easiest to use static addresses. Just go into Yast, and configure the NICs for static addresses. You'll have to pick two in one of the RFC 1918 ranges, perhaps 192.168.1.10 & 192.168.1.20. You'll also have to configure your firewall to do address translation.