Thx I will try this...and let you know...:) Jaguar flupke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here are the main steps to share your internet connection : > > First thing to do : setup your LAN. While you can't ping any machine > from any other machine, you'll be in trouble. > > Then : setup your gateway's second network card so that your gateway can > access the internet, as if it was a simple machine connected to the net. > (setting up a NIC on a linux machine is easy with the netconf program.) > > And now comes the time to share your connection : > enable the forwarding on your gateway : echo 1 > > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward > Tell your kernel to forward and masq the messages : ipchains -P forward > MASQ > > On the other machines on the LAN, define your default gateway as to be > your LAN's gateway (192.168.1.1) and set your DNS to your ISP's > provider. (in Win 98, this is done in the network-properties.) > > Now, it should work. Perform the following test (in that order) > from your gateway : > > ping [your.default.ISP.gateway] > If it doesn't work, your NIC is not properly set up. > > ping 198.182.196 (this is the ip adress of www.linux.org) > If it doesn't work, your default gateway is not properly set up. This > is easily corrected by typing 'route add default gw > [your.default.ISP.gateway]' > > from a window machine : > > ping 192.168.1.1 > If it doesn't work, the problem is on your LAN. Ping each machine to > itself to see where is the problem > > ping 24.112.141.188 > If it doesn't work, check that the default gateway on your windows > machine is set to 192.168.1.1 and that your gateway's outside NIC (the > one connected to internet) is properly set up. > > ping [your.ISP.default.gateway] > If it doesn't work, the problem comes from the sharing. on your > gateway, type 'ipchains -L' to check that the default rule for > forwarding is MASQ. Type 'cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward' to check > that it is set to 1. If it isn't type again 'echo 1 > >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward' > > If you succeed until here, it means that your connection is shared. > You're done! > > If you still encounter problems, they surely come from your DNS > settings, or something like that. > > HTH > Flupke > > > Jaguar a écrit : > > > > I have IPv4 running but no matter what I try...I either break things or they > > don't work. I have a cable modem to share between my other boxes here, on a > > dedicated Linux machine. I have a network hub and all the wiring, but I can > > not seem to get the second NIC in the MDK 7.02 box to broadcast, for the other > > boxes to share the modem. Is there someone out there with a similar setup to > > share thier IPCHAINS/MASQ/FORWARD file(s) so I can see what I have to end up > > with (send to my home email if you like). > > > > My IP's are as follows: > > L-MDK#1 ETH0:24.112.141.188 mask 255.255.252.0 <--good connection to Net > > L-MDK#1 ETH1:192.168.1.1 mask 255.255.255.0 <-- NIC pings but no broadcast > > Win 98SE#1: 192.168.1.2 mask 255.255.255.0 <-- NIC pings, no network > > Win 98SE#2: 192.168.1.3 mask 255.255.255.0 <-- NIC pings, no network > > Win 3.11#1: 192.168.1.4 mask 255.255.255.0 <---not setup yet (Mom's 'puter) > > I have tried setting up the name search and things..but no joy as yet. > > I know I must be missing something easy...but so far the various HOWTO's > > haven't pointed it out yet...:( > > If someone would be kind enuff to maybe write a complete NEWBIE (type this, > > type that) instruction file...I would gladly send you a valued body part in > > exchange...:) > > Please help me... > > TIA > > Jaguar > > > > PS: the Win 98SE #1 box is just sitting there connected...but not doing > > much...I can use that as a test system for the network, Win98SE#2 is the Win > > box I do most of my surfing with...at least till I get the MDK working > > correctly then I will use Win for games mostly and CUSeeme and MDK for > > surfing/mail/etc... > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
