If you want all of your computers to have internet connectivity, set up a router to connect to your internet connection -- either a RH box or a separate router/hub (such as from Linksys/Cisco). Then set up each box with a NIC card, set them all up with IP addresses (or let them all be DHCP clients and configure your router to act as a DHCP server). Make sure your firewall is configured and up to date with the latest patches, and make sure each computer is secured. If you want to add wireless to your network, get a good WAP, such as from Linksys/Cisco, and wireless cards for the compputers that are going to go wireless.
Simple, eh? There are a lot of really good books out there that will help you set this up, and it's a really good idea to go to the library or the bookstore to look for this information. "Networking Home PC's for Dummies" is the one that I used when I was setting up my own network; it's primarily aimed at Windows, but it has a lot of good tips all the same. On Sat, 2003-03-22 at 11:06, Joe Polk wrote: > That's an open-ended question. Do you want all PC's on the network to go > out to the Internet or just share files and resources internally? > In simple terms, put a NIC in each machine, give them IP's for a single > subnet, plug them all into the switch and you have a home network. If > you want them to share files and some of them are Windows machines, > install Samba on the Linux box. If you want them to use the Linux > machine to access the Internet, setup iptables on the Linux box to crank > up NAT. > > <<JAV>> > > On Sat, 2003-03-22 at 13:42, Eddie Roman wrote: > > How do you set up a home network on RH 7.2? > > I have the RJ45 cables and ethernet switch. What's next? > > Thanks you all RH gurus. > > Ed. > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- Slainte, Richard S. Crawford AIM: Buffalo2K / Y!: rscrawford / ICQ: 11640404 http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com "It is only with our heart that we can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye." --Antoine de Saint Exupery
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