On Fri, 30 Oct 1998, Hafid Akhiat wrote:
> I'm somewhat new to the world of linux. And, as most people do,
> I try to start at the top............. with networking!
> I have two pc's both equipped with a 3Com (3C509b-TP) network card.
> The pc's are connected to each other with a crossed UTP-cable.
> 1 Is it possible to start a (linux) network with this configuration?
Yep.
> 2 Is it possible to connect to linux (with the same configuration) on
> the second pc using windows 95 on the first (with telnet ,
> reflectionX or any other program).
Yep.
> If the answer is yes, then I have a mission.
Yep. :> There's plenty of howtos out there that describe what has to be
done for both of your questions, and especially read the masquerading
howto if you want to configure one machine to dial out to the internet,
and access it through the other. Real fun stuff to impress your friends
:>
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