[newbie] Internet sharing

[Alan Holloway]

Hi Y'all,   I apologize in advance if this topic has been covered repeatedly, but I just joined the list today.   I've looked at the mans and docs for internet sharing, particularly ip masquerading, and I'm still quite confused about how to set this up.   Here's my situation:   Currently, I use a Win98 server and a Win98 client on a DSL connection, which is working fine using DHCP. I have two ethernet cards (both recognized automatically and correctly by hardDrake) and the client also has an ethernet card.  I've set eth0 to 192.186.0.1 and eth1 as 192.186.0.2.  Eth0 is also set to DHCP.   I'm using two hard drives, with Win98 on one, Mandrake on the other, and my Linux setup works just fine, other than the internet sharing.  I'm able to cruise the 'net just fine when using Linux, btw, using DHCP.   I would prefer the server use Mandrake 7.1.  Perhaps I don't have the needed sustained concentration or intelligence, but I'm really flopping around like a fish out of water here.   I suspect my main problem are that there are too many possibilities: both correct and incorrect!   Besides this basic problem, I would like to know more about programming in Ocaml . . .   Thanks!   --Alan