I've got a similar setup at home. My wife likes windows, but I like
Linux, so I made a setup where the Linux box is a print server and an
internet gateway as well as my pc. I have only one modem, but the two
computers can be on the internet at the same time by using
ip-masquerade. You need to read the HOWTO's on firewalling,
ip-masquerading and how to set up a gateway. You will probably have to
re-compile your kernel to include the above mentioned software, but I've
found that using "make xconfig" while running in X-windows is much more
user-friendly than the standard "make config". It also allows you to see
a help section for each option that you will have a choice of including
in your kernel. Good luck with your project. You can e-mail me directly
if you need help with finding the resources.
Thomas Lindell wrote:
>
> I want to be able to use my linux machine as a proxy for my windows 98
> machines. Is there any help or resources that anyone can point me towards
> so that i might do it.
>
> BTW here is my current setup
>
> Linux machine.
> 6.4 gig hardrive
> ISA NE2000 Netowrk Card.
> 24 Meg ram
> 486 Dx4 100
> 1 meg Et4000 Video Card
> 1 56k Zoom Modem
>
> Now i want to use linux to dial into my isp with my modem and then allow me
> to access the net with my connected windows 98 machine.
>
> Thanks for any help
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Brian Howe
Linux Geek in Training
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and
over and expecting different results."
