John, you are correct. You will need another network card in the PC to allow
the other networked computer to access the net. I have the same setup with
my cable modem, but I'm still using Winblows NT 4.0. Haven't had time to
configure my Linux box to be my gateway to the internet.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Kintree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, April 27, 2000 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] adsl
>On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, you wrote:
>> I'm considering adsl service possibly within the next month (this 56k
>> connection is about done!) I'm considering service through GTE (both
>
>My dsl service is through Southwestern Bell, and I have just a single PC.
They
>installed the Ethernet card as well as the external DSL modem, and
configured
>it for Windows. After they left, I booted into Mandrake 7.0. At first I
had
>difficulty getting the dsl modem to work. Then I did a fresh install of
>Mandrake 7.0, it recognized the new ethernet card and configured it, asked
just
>a couple of questions about DHCP and network mask, and when I had finished
the
>installation and re-booted, my dsl modem was working. All I had to do was
>click on Netscape. It was amazingly easy. And, since I have separate
>partitions for my /home and /usr directories, the re-installation did not
mess
>with stuff I wanted to keep.
>
>When we get a 2nd PC, I'll try to get IP-masquerading to work so both
computers
>can use the same dsl modem. I think the PC with the dsl modem will need
>another Ethernet card to connect to the hub.
>John
>
