Re: [newbie] internet sharing setup
are we rating connection (as reported connected at 33600 or whatever speed or transfer speed, as seen with, say, the details tab of kppp? or in M$winders on the sysmon setup with bytes recieved or bytes sent? On Saturday 08 December 2001 22:45, you wrote: Have you tried flashing your external modem? Make it current, and maybe you'll get a faster connection. Just a thought. The modem has been flash upgraded twice to see if the problem was local, but it appears it is at my ISP's end. They have altered something to cause the problem with this modem and how it handshakes. I have checked my cables, power supply, dial-up connection strings and most other stuff associated and the problem still points to my ISP, as I have no problem getting fast connections to 2 other ISP's I use for updating websites I maintain. Thanks for the suggestion tho :) regards magnet Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] internet sharing setup
try using wvdial,, then you don't need any connection scripts, it auto-negotiates everything.. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of magnet Sent: Sunday, 9 December 2001 11:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] internet sharing setup Have you tried flashing your external modem? Make it current, and maybe you'll get a faster connection. Just a thought. The modem has been flash upgraded twice to see if the problem was local, but it appears it is at my ISP's end. They have altered something to cause the problem with this modem and how it handshakes. I have checked my cables, power supply, dial-up connection strings and most other stuff associated and the problem still points to my ISP, as I have no problem getting fast connections to 2 other ISP's I use for updating websites I maintain. Thanks for the suggestion tho :) regards magnet Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] internet sharing setup
Hi... I want my windows laptop to be the gateway to allow my linux machines to connect to the internet. I also need each machine to be able to ftp to any other machine thro the ethernet cables and hub. (cat5e 100mbps) I'm going mad here trying to find non-confusing information to set this up. I've spent a week trying with no luck. I have a laptop running windows ME. It's IP is set as 192.168.0.1 I have six machines each running mandrake 8.0. Their IP's are set as 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.7 On the laptop TCP/IP Properties window: What should the settings be? ie, the bindings/advanced/netbios/dns configuration/gateway/WINS configuration/IP address On each linux machine, using linuxconf as root: what settings should be made? Simple idiot-proof help would be greatly appreciated. many thanks magnet Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] internet sharing setup
You are suggesting a highly irregular setup. Usually, you want the notebook to be portable. Does the notebook have 2 network cards in it? Why have you chosen it as the internet portal? Linux would make a much better portal. On Friday 07 December 2001 07:25 am, you wrote: Hi... I want my windows laptop to be the gateway to allow my linux machines to connect to the internet. I also need each machine to be able to ftp to any other machine thro the ethernet cables and hub. (cat5e 100mbps) I'm going mad here trying to find non-confusing information to set this up. I've spent a week trying with no luck. I have a laptop running windows ME. It's IP is set as 192.168.0.1 I have six machines each running mandrake 8.0. Their IP's are set as 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.7 On the laptop TCP/IP Properties window: What should the settings be? ie, the bindings/advanced/netbios/dns configuration/gateway/WINS configuration/IP address On each linux machine, using linuxconf as root: what settings should be made? Simple idiot-proof help would be greatly appreciated. many thanks magnet Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] internet sharing setup
I had a sneeky feeling i'd get a debate rather than an answer on this one The setup is for a reason, hence the carefully chosen wording of the request. I'm aware that linux is probably the better gateway but at this moment in time, my ISP cannot get a faster connection to my external modem than 31200. The Winmodem gets 50666 and also the linux boxs require internet/ftp facilities for a specific reason. Any help still appreciated. Thanks magnet You are suggesting a highly irregular setup. Usually, you want the notebook to be portable. Does the notebook have 2 network cards in it? Why have you chosen it as the internet portal? Linux would make a much better portal. On Friday 07 December 2001 07:25 am, you wrote: Hi... I want my windows laptop to be the gateway to allow my linux machines to connect to the internet. I also need each machine to be able to ftp to any other machine thro the ethernet cables and hub. (cat5e 100mbps) I'm going mad here trying to find non-confusing information to set this up. I've spent a week trying with no luck. I have a laptop running windows ME. It's IP is set as 192.168.0.1 I have six machines each running mandrake 8.0. Their IP's are set as 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.7 On the laptop TCP/IP Properties window: What should the settings be? ie, the bindings/advanced/netbios/dns configuration/gateway/WINS configuration/IP address On each linux machine, using linuxconf as root: what settings should be made? Simple idiot-proof help would be greatly appreciated. many thanks magnet 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] internet sharing setup
I have network setup here, and if I dialup with the linux box, (which is the norm) I can access it with any other windows and linux box's,, and if I dialup with my laptop (win2000) I can change the gateway settings in the other machines, and they can share that connection.. in TCP in any of the other machines, (non gateway) I usually assign them a static IP unless there is some reason to use dynamic.. and in the gateway setting of each machine. I specify the ip of the dialup box, in your case 192.168.0.1 (in my case 192.168.0.2 (linux doesn't need to be 1) you want to be looking in /etc/syscofig/network-scripts look in ifcfg-etho and set an ip address in there.. something like IPADDR=192.168.0.4 then in /etc/sysconfig/network make sure the gateway is set to the IP of your dialup box, (in your case 192.168.0.1) then set your proxy in the browser settings, and you should be set to go.. assuming that your ME box is setup to share its connection properly.. I was win2000 on my laptop,, I have ME, (got for free) never opened the box, don't like ME. but the principles apply.. The reason that most people query your setup with ME, is that linux is far more secure as a gateway box.. each to his own.. if you have a windows firewall running on your windows box, like Tiny firewall or Zone alarm, you may have problems getting your sharing working. linux has no such problems running a firewall on the NAT box, (I use and recommend gShield) That should be enough to get you started anyway... rgds frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of magnet Sent: Saturday, 8 December 2001 5:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] internet sharing setup I had a sneeky feeling i'd get a debate rather than an answer on this one The setup is for a reason, hence the carefully chosen wording of the request. I'm aware that linux is probably the better gateway but at this moment in time, my ISP cannot get a faster connection to my external modem than 31200. The Winmodem gets 50666 and also the linux boxs require internet/ftp facilities for a specific reason. Any help still appreciated. Thanks magnet You are suggesting a highly irregular setup. Usually, you want the notebook to be portable. Does the notebook have 2 network cards in it? Why have you chosen it as the internet portal? Linux would make a much better portal. On Friday 07 December 2001 07:25 am, you wrote: Hi... I want my windows laptop to be the gateway to allow my linux machines to connect to the internet. I also need each machine to be able to ftp to any other machine thro the ethernet cables and hub. (cat5e 100mbps) I'm going mad here trying to find non-confusing information to set this up. I've spent a week trying with no luck. I have a laptop running windows ME. It's IP is set as 192.168.0.1 I have six machines each running mandrake 8.0. Their IP's are set as 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.7 On the laptop TCP/IP Properties window: What should the settings be? ie, the bindings/advanced/netbios/dns configuration/gateway/WINS configuration/IP address On each linux machine, using linuxconf as root: what settings should be made? Simple idiot-proof help would be greatly appreciated. many thanks magnet 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] internet sharing setup
Have you tried flashing your external modem? Make it current, and maybe you'll get a faster connection. Just a thought. On Friday 07 December 2001 03:07 pm, you wrote: I had a sneeky feeling i'd get a debate rather than an answer on this one The setup is for a reason, hence the carefully chosen wording of the request. I'm aware that linux is probably the better gateway but at this moment in time, my ISP cannot get a faster connection to my external modem than 31200. The Winmodem gets 50666 and also the linux boxs require internet/ftp facilities for a specific reason. Any help still appreciated. Thanks magnet You are suggesting a highly irregular setup. Usually, you want the notebook to be portable. Does the notebook have 2 network cards in it? Why have you chosen it as the internet portal? Linux would make a much better portal. On Friday 07 December 2001 07:25 am, you wrote: Hi... I want my windows laptop to be the gateway to allow my linux machines to connect to the internet. I also need each machine to be able to ftp to any other machine thro the ethernet cables and hub. (cat5e 100mbps) I'm going mad here trying to find non-confusing information to set this up. I've spent a week trying with no luck. I have a laptop running windows ME. It's IP is set as 192.168.0.1 I have six machines each running mandrake 8.0. Their IP's are set as 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.7 On the laptop TCP/IP Properties window: What should the settings be? ie, the bindings/advanced/netbios/dns configuration/gateway/WINS configuration/IP address On each linux machine, using linuxconf as root: what settings should be made? Simple idiot-proof help would be greatly appreciated. many thanks magnet 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] internet sharing setup
At 02:52 PM 12/7/2001 -0500, Ed Tharp wrote: why ftp? could use samba and be up and running and sharing files and drives and printers w/ the winders boxes in no time? Speaking of Samba, I get the icon for the Linux box to show up on my Win2K Win95 clients but I can't browse the Linux box. And if I restart Windows, I have to restart the services on the Linux box before I can display the network icons again - that sucks. Win95 asks for a password to try to access the Linux box - that fails, of course. I used the procedure for Samba from the techtv.com website. Apparently, it's not that easy to set up Samba. So, what am I doing wrong? BTW, I can ping all 3 machines on my network - can't share files with any of them even though the icons show up on the Windows boxes. And internet connection sharing works OK. No wonder network administrators get the big bucks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] internet sharing setup
First: Are all three machines members of the same workgroup? Are you SURE that you've defined the Workgroup name in Samba the SAME as that used on your other Winblows boxes? Second: When you log into windows you are asked for a user name and password. This user name and password, gets passed to Samba whenever you connect to a share and browse the network. Thus a Linux/Unix account AND a corresponding Samba account must exist for each of these login name/password pairs. I.E. you need to use smbadduser and smbpasswd to add the SAMBA users to Linux's SAMBA user/password lists. ALWAYS double check this using SMBCLIENT smbclient -L LINUXBOX -U WINUSER Asks the Samba Linuxbox, to log in as WINUSER and present the shares. When you configured SAMBA, you should have also enabled the NMB component and enabled SAMBA to be the BROWSE MASTER for your network or domain. This is what presents the shares to the Winblows workstations. (the icons). If you havent increase the OS LEVEL in samba, the browse master will be decided by election amoung your computers (REALLY they vote!). When things change the browse list(s) dissappear for awhile until things get sorted out again. If your Linux box is up all the time, make it the BROWSE MASTER so that things will not keep shifting and disappearing. Did you also remember to define the DEVICES (aka IP ADDRESSES) using the INTERFACES = Line? If not Samba will not broadcast it's information until something nudges it. -JMS |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lee Roberts |Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 5:40 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [newbie] internet sharing setup | | |At 02:52 PM 12/7/2001 -0500, Ed Tharp wrote: | |why ftp? could use samba and be up and running and sharing files and |drives |and printers w/ the winders boxes in no time? | |Speaking of Samba, I get the icon for the Linux box to show |up on my Win2K Win95 clients but I can't browse the Linux |box. And if I restart Windows, I have to restart the services |on the Linux box before I can display the network icons again |- that sucks. Win95 asks for a password to try to access the |Linux box - that fails, of course. I used the procedure for |Samba from the techtv.com website. Apparently, it's not that |easy to set up Samba. So, what am I doing wrong? BTW, I can |ping all 3 machines on my network - can't share files with any |of them even though the icons show up on the Windows boxes. |And internet connection sharing works OK. | |No wonder network administrators get the big bucks. | | | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
