Richard wrote:
Hello Guys.
I am kind of new to Linux and have decided to switch my xp machines from xp to suse. Fyi we have a small 3 pc lan at home and im tired of fixing viruses and trojans.
How do I share my dial up connection with the other 2 pc's? Is it going to be that hard?
Is this the correct way.. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/232169 ? Although I dont think I understand anything from that thread?
I have an internal modem. what are the chances that'll be supported?
Will it be different if I use professional or personal versions?
Can anybody tell me if its easier to do it in FedoraCore 3?
Please help Thanks Richard
It's not too hard to do, and SusE and yast make it easier. I'm running a setup like you describe right now. Basically the steps are: - Setup the SuSE firewall on your server, the box with the modem. You need to identify the external network, probably ppp0, for protection according to the firewall rules, and the internal network, probably eth0. - Put your DNS resolution IPs (get them from your ISP) into /etc/resolve.conf as "nameserver", or enter them into the network card setup in yast. Only do this on the server. - I've seen people insist on setting up DHCP and bind (DNS) from the start and have lots of trouble. Unless you have good reason, I think it's best to start with a simple system and then learn and add things as you go. - In the client machines, use the network card setup to add the server's IP as the gateway and nameserver. That should get you going. You should now be able to ping and access any PC on your net by IP. You can add machine names into /etc/hosts and resolve them by name. You should also be able to access the internet through your server. Your address requests will be forwarded by the server to your ISPs resolver, so that work is done for you. This is off the top of my head. If I've been obscure or forgotten something feel free to write on or offline and I'll be happy to help. BTW, your reference page had good advice, but it's easy to see that the language is both correct and difficult. You'll understand it quickly as it falls into place. Good luck, Jim