On Wednesday 30 October 2002 9:18 am, andy stone wrote:
[2] It only started working when I added DNS server entries on the Win machine's ethernet card TCP/IP settings - I used identical entries to the ones I found automatically set up on my Linux machine (the one with the internet connection on it) under domain servers in YAST2. Why is this? And have I done something lame that just happens to work by accident?
Andy, You broke the code! No one except Tom Eastep of Shorewall fame and John Tapsell who does Masquerading made Simple Howto, will tell you that each client machine must specify the DNS. Like you, I spent an inordinate amount of time finding that out. If you really want to know how things work, read both Tom's and John's Guide/Howto. Tom's is especially clear cause he uses some neat graphics to help you visualize the process. Best of luck, Richard