I've loaded SUSE version 10 on an old PC and used a crossover cable to connect it to a PC running Windows XP which in turn is connected to Broadband. This setup has previously been used to share the Broadband connection with another Windows PC. At first the PC running SUSE ver 10 could not resolve any urls at all but the next time I used it it would resolve some addresses and not others. Does it 'learn' addresses very slowly? I should welcome any suggestions.

To be fair, I used to have problems with this set-up when I had two Windows PCs. Friends have suggested I buy a router but I'd rather fix it with ingenuity than throw money at the problem.

Actually the router would make this process very easy. You plug everything into the router turn on DHCP and that's usually it.

However here is tutorial on setting up the type of network you want.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...icle&artid=316


Peace V

Part of the problem is the way Windows does internet connection sharing. It doesn't use the full dhcp/gateway setup that Linux/Unix uses (when doing this type of setup - Windows Server will, but who wants to spend that kind of money for a home system).

The easiest way to share the internet connection, and by far safest way, is for the Linux system to do the sharing. The internet connection sharing wizard that comes with Mandriva (for example), will setup the Linux system to share a broadband connection, generate an start a dhcp server configuration, and provide the other systems on the network with gateway and dns entries. It can then act as a more secure firewall for the windows system, and if setup correctly, alert you to any viruses or spyware that is trying to access the outside world.

Other than that, If you still want Windows to be the internet host, make sure the Windows system has a static IP address, and that Linux is configured to use the Windows system as a gateway. You can also add dns entries to your Linux system to use your ISP's DNS servers.