On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 09:57 +0200, Raffaele BELARDI wrote: > Shouldn't he also setup a dhcp server like dnsmasq on the gentoo box? > That's what I did, was it an overkill?
Well. a DHCP server would most likely be needed if you plan on automatically giving out IP addreses. But for a network of 2 pcs, it might be overkill but heck, it doesn't really matter. Makes things simpler esp when a laptop is concerned. > Red wrote: > > > > > > luis jure wrote: > > > >>>hello list, i'm trying to setup my very first "network" at home. > >>> > >>>i have my desktop (gentoo linux) and a recently purchased laptop (still > >>>with > >>>windows XP) both connected to a switch. > >>> > >>>the switch is also connected to an adsl cable modem to the internet. > >>> > >>>both computers connect to the internet using pppoe (the isp masks up to 2 > >>>ip > >>>addresses). > >>> > >>>so far so good, but i also want to transfer files from one computer to > >>>another. which is the most convenient (meaning fastest and without > >>>additional hardware) way to do that? and how can i [learn to] configure > >>>both > >>>systems accordingly? > >>> > >>>best, > >>> > >>>lj > >>> > > > > i think you should make an alias of your network interface for your > > internal communication and bind samba, nfs or what you plan to use to > > that interface. > > > > look in the /etc/conf.d/net.example for how to make the alias if you > > don't know how. > > > > how to bind your samba, nfs ... to a interface is in the manuals or > > howto's of the programm you want to use! > > > > greetz > > red -- Ow Mun Heng Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz 1.5GB RAM 98% Microsoft(tm) Free!! Neuromancer 16:43:02 up 18:44, 10 users, load average: 0.67, 0.88, 0.86 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
