--- MAL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ohad Lutzky wrote: > > I'm a total networking noob, but I'd like to set > up a home network. My > > current PC (running Linux) is connected over ADSL > using rp-pppoe. It has > > a printer as well, running on CUPS. My other PC, > an old Packard Bell > > (bleh) P133 running (walking, rather) Win98. How > would I set this up? > > The only home LAN setup I've ever seen is > connecting the hub to the > > modem, and then connecting PCs to the hub. But my > ADSL connection > > requires me to "log in" (rp-pppoe takes care of > that). Also, will the > > two PCs "see" each other on a local network? Or > will they have to > > communicate over the external network? If so, how > will they be assigned > > different IPs? > > I'm afraid you can't connect a modem to a hub (in > this circumstance) :) > If your ADSL modem only has an ethernet port, your > linux box will need > two network cards. One to connect the PC to the > hub, and one to connect > the PC to the modem. If the modem has a USB port, > and it's one of the > (relatively few) ADSL modems with a Linux driver, > you could connect it > via USB and thus avoid the need for a second network > card. > > To actually get the second PC on the internet, your > Linux PC will need > to have the following enabled in the kernel: > > Networking options ---> > IP: Netfilter Configuration ---> > Connection tracking [M] > IP tables support [M] > Full NAT [M] > MASQUERADE target support [M] > > Your Linux machine needs the above options to > perform NAT.. specifically > IP masquerading. This allows both your PCs to have > LAN IP addresses, > (192.168.0.x), but both use the internet, (by having > their IP address > 'translated' into your ADSL IP address, and back). > > You may well also want some firewalling options, so > enable at least: > > Networking options ---> > IP: Netfilter Configuration ---> > Packet filtering [M]
Do I need these and the above options compiled into the kernel even if I'am gonna use a router instead of a hub? (I won't need 2 network cards in one PC, I don't think) > > > All these can be staticly compiled instead of > modules. > > > You then need some way of enabling NAT, (and > possibly firewall). > There are some graphical firewall setup programs, > but I think it's > easier and faster to get it up and running with a > simple pre-written script. > > I find this one satisfactory for home use: > http://firewall.lutel.pl/ > > Simply fill in your various interface names, and > specify what ports you > want available to the internet and the LAN, then run > it with ./firewall > start. Note: you will need to have recompiled your > kernel and the > modules, and rebooted, before this can do it's job. > > The last step is to set up your two PCs /internal/ > interfaces. For such > a small network, I would simply give your Linux PC > the IP: > > 192.168.0.254 > > and your Win98 machine: 192.168.0.1 > > x.x.x.254 is commonly used for a gateway machine on > LAN, and this is > exactly what your Linux PC will be. > > You will also need to set your Win98 box's Default > Gateway to > 192.168.0.254, and it's DNS servers to whatever your > ISP gave you. > > MAL > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
