Re: [newbie] LAN with 2 IP's from DSL povider ?
Hanan, No - they are not on a LAN, they are sharing a path to the internet. But this can be changed very easily. Just set up the linux machine to share its internet connection and the W2K box uses this as a gateway. The connection to the DSL would then come from a 2nd NIC installed in the linux machine. This way your linux machine can firewall your W2K box and both machines can share resources, including the internet. Obviously this requires you to install an additional NIC, but they are cheap! If you need more specific help on how to go about it, just post again - lots of people here have done this many times. HTH Brian On Thu, 2002-05-02 at 11:01, Hanan Shargi wrote: Hi, picture this setting : linux box with 10.x.x.x IP ( IP prvided by the DSL provider ) HUB W2K box with 10.x.x.y IP ( another IP prvided by the DSL provider ) the two boxes connects to a HUB and the UP-link on the HUB connects to the DSL coming from the phone line on the wall ( the DSL ) technically speaking, are these two machines considered to be on one LAN ?! If so ... How can these 2 mahines be set to see each others drives and share a printer ? - Hanan AL-Shargi Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] LAN with 2 IP's from DSL povider ?
Thank you Brian, but the point is I already had this connection sharing, and I was able to set it up with the help of some list members ( infact you were the one who helped me out alot back then :) ) but the problem is that while having this sharing, and Linux was used as a firewall, and Bastille was running...etc. I had performance problems, my connection used to go down a lot, and when I contacted the ISP their technician came in and said that the reason why I was getting disconnected is becoz the NIC was trying to connect with a 100 speed while the line can only handle 10, thats why i was getting disconnected too often. He said he didnt know how to force the card to connect with 10 under linux, so he offered me a new IP ( without paying for it though :) I posted another question on the list asking if I can force the card to connect with 10 speed, Isnt there a way to concet both PCs while them having the 2 IP's ? I really liked the idea coz back then my w2k machine had to get off the net whenever I needed to take my notebook ( the linux machine ) with me to school ( which used to piss off my 4 years old son as he couldnt surf pbskids.org while I wasnt at home :) ) I just need them to be on the same LAN so that i can share the printer and browse both hard drives using samba. ():-) - Hanan AL-Shargi Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] LAN with 2 IP's from DSL povider ?
Hi, picture this setting : linux box with 10.x.x.x IP ( IP prvided by the DSL provider ) HUB W2K box with 10.x.x.y IP ( another IP prvided by the DSL provider ) the two boxes connects to a HUB and the UP-link on the HUB connects to the DSL coming from the phone line on the wall ( the DSL ) technically speaking, are these two machines considered to be on one LAN ?! If so ... How can these 2 mahines be set to see each others drives and share a printer ? - Hanan AL-Shargi Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
