I'm trying to set up a home network sharing internet connectivity using NAT. I have Qwest DSL with a static ip address and bridging connection via a Cisco 678 router. So far, my machines are an iMac and a Debian Linux (2.2.19). I have no interest in becoming a linux expert; I use the linux box simply as an X terminal to access UNIX computers at work for scientific programming.
My first thougt was to use linux as a gateway, running ipmasq and firewall protection. I have become frustrated in this approach. I installed a second NIC, a 3Com PCI, but cannot get linux to recognize it. I have read and re-read the
Networking and
Ethernet How Tos and mucked with the modules.conf files as much as I am willing -- which does not extend to ascertaining hexidecimal port addresses. The Ethernet Howto states
"In the case of PCI drivers, the module will typically detect all of the installed cards of that brand model automatically." Is that not true? Do I really need to identify the ports to get the second NIC recocnized?
My second thought is to run NAT on the Cisco 678 router and run both Linux and iMac off the hub. Any reason this shouldn't work well and be easier to implement? I'd like to route http to the iMac and route telnet and ftp to the linux, which apparently is simple to configure. Only one problem with this: how do I talk to the router from the linux box? I assume I use xterm to connect to the COM port, but not sure how to do that and cannot find any information on that.
Thanks for any help!
-Eric
