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have 2 boxes. Win2K connected to the cable modem. Linux RH9 connected to win2K. Win2K has ICS enabled on the external NIC. With RH9 I went to 'Network configuration' and tried changing options such as settign IP to 192.168.0.1 adn DNS servers to what ipconfig gave me udner windows etc. But no matter what combinations I try it doesn't work. I'de disabled ZA but still no cigar. I'm jsut looking for someone to give me exact isntructions on what settings to change on my win2K and linux boxes so that i can connect my Linux box to the internet.
This might sound a bit weird, and probably you already know this. But, how are you connecting your linux box to the w2k box ? Is it via a hub in between ? or are you connecting via a cable to the internal card in w2k box ? If so, what kind of cable is it ? Is it a straight through or a cross over cable ?
Also, ICS provides the ability to provide DHCP with the settings needed. On your linux box, set it to get the ip via DHCP and it should get all the right settings. If you get a failure, that means linux box is not talking to the W2K box. Give that a try, and then try going to the internet from the linux box, and when you do get the ip, ping the gateway that you see when you do ipconfig /all
Usually you need whats called a "crossover" cable to connect the two NICs in the two computer, a crossover cable looks exactly the same like a CAT5 straight through cable but its ends are reversed.
When you look at both ends of the crossover cable placing them side by side, the colored wires inside the end should be exactly opposite in order, if they are the same sequence, then you have a straight through cable not a crossover cable.
Here is a url that shows you how the crossover cable look like at its ends
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