This was, of course, a very simplified way of setting things up. With a firewall involved, things can get a little more complex.
Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems & Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida At 12:28 PM 01/05/2002 -0500, you wrote: >On Sat, 05 Jan 2002 10:52:03 -0600 >Michael Viron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> grumbled this: > > >> Basically, you have both boxes connected (via 10baseT cable) to the hub (4 >> port at least, although that won't give you any room for expansion) through >> which they can transfer information to and from one another. If you plug >> the 'uplink' port into a router, or something that has an external internet >> connection, you'll also be able to share your internet access. > >Ok, so am I doing this the hard way? I have a windowsbox and a linux box. >The linux box has two NIC, one for my cable modem and one that goes to the hub. >The windowsbox just hooks to the hub. Nothing is connected to the uplink port. >I am using the linux box to share net access with the windowsbox. >All works fine, but if I get what your saying I could have saved on one card by just pluging >the cable modem into the uplink port? But then there is no linux firewall for the winbox right? > > >-- >010101010010010111011110100001010000001110001110010100 > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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