Thanks a lot flupke, I would try to do it this night! :) sure it works! :))))) flupke wrote: > > ok. Start netconf, choose "basic host informations", then fill in the > requested fields in "Host Name" and "Adaptator 1". > Once this is correctly done, you should be able to ping the nic on your > comp and also the one in the other comps of your network. Apparently, you > already have done that. > > You don't need to set up neither a DNS nor a gateway, as long as you stay > on your local network. You could maybe fill your /etc/hosts to be able to > write "ping winhost" instead of "ping 192.168.0.2". > > Now, all you have to do is to install and configure the servers and > clients that you need to communicate between your two comps. Usually, > people like to set up samba in order to be able to share files between a > win and a linux machine. Refer to the samba-HOWTO and to the docs > available at www.samba.org to do that. > > HTH > Flupke > > On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, iagoba wrote: > > > Thanks Flupke but my question is also, how configure the ip, and all > > that things in the Linux? I thing that is using the Net Configuration > > (netconf), as root, but I'm not sure if I must put more things than I > > making: > > > > I'm filling the Basic equipment Information with this info: > > > > Host Name = iagoba.HouseRed > > IP = 179.0.3.2 <-- The other PC is 179.0.3.1 > > Mask = 255.255.255.0 > > ... = eth0 > > ... = ne > > I/O = 0x240 > > IRQ = 0x11 > > > > and I mark is as active, and Normal, I think that this all I must made > > to configure my Linux PC, isn't it? perhaps I must fill the DNS or other > > entries? > > > > flupke wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, iagoba wrote: > > > > > > > Oks, I finally could made than Linux detects my Ethernet Card, thanks to > > > > all :)), but now I got the next problem, HOW can I configure my lan? I > > > > got two computers in my house, connected by a Twisted RJ-45, the other > > > > computer got W98 (and the modem to connect to Internet), how can I must > > > > configure Linux to allow it to see the other computer, and the access to > > > > Internet? > > > To communicate between the two comps, once the two nics are properly > > > setup, with private ip addresses, you're done. You can, for example, > > > telnet your linux box from your windows. You can share your files by > > > setting up samba on your linux box, ... > > > > > > To share your internet connection, it's another problem. You say that your > > > modem is on your zInbl0w$ box. That's a bad, idea! You can use proxies and > > > such, running under windows, but you shouldn't. It's not secure. > > > The best way to do it, is to configure your modem on your linux box, and > > > then setup the masquerading so that you will be able to browse the > > > internet from your intranet. > > > Read the ip-masquerading-HOWTO for more infos about that. > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks to all for your help, you're helping me a lot in my first > > > > attempt to install this OS :) > > > > > > > > Iagoba > > > > > > > > P.D.: I got other question, I develop in C++, I got one C++ compiler in > > > > Linux, isn't it? > > > Of course... It's called gcc. > > > > > > > Re-P.D.: Sorry for my English , I'm Spanish > > > > > > > > > > HTH > > > Flupke > > > > > > -- > > > << There's no place like ~ ! >> > > > > > > > > -- > << There's no place like ~ ! >>
