networking linx 2 windows... suggestions?

skinpainting · 10-13-2003, 08:59 AM

i'm going to be networking a redhat linux 9.0 comp. and a windows (not sure which version) before to long and i'm wondering how i should do it... any and all suggestions welcome... i've only just begun playing with the idea so...

thanx in advance

skinpainting · 10-13-2003, 09:00 AM

are there problems i should anticipate? and such... those are things i'd like to know...

adz · 10-13-2003, 09:54 AM

What's your network going to look like? Just the two computers? Any internet connection? If so, what kind? What computers (actual hardware) were you planning to network?

skinpainting · 10-13-2003, 09:56 AM

it will have the two computers and a cable internet connection

porous · 10-13-2003, 10:46 AM

networking with windows is not real big problem
but it remains an issue based on what purpose you want to
network, for eg: if you want to share data then you will have to
configure the samba sever .

in either case if you want to connect to the internet you will have to make one of the boxes a server .

if you have internet connection on the windoze mach then you will have to use either ics or u will have to set up a proxy[ there can also be other methods] to share the internet connection .

if you use the rh9 as the machine as the machine with the connection , then i am not sure if there is a counter part of ics in linux (this is my question to the pros) , but ofcourse you can configure the linux box to be the proxy server ..

so dude , my advice to you is to ask q's that are more specific so
that the fellow lq users can help you...

read the article on how to ask better questions , it may help you...

good luck..

adz · 10-13-2003, 06:26 PM

OK. I personally recommend running the linux machine as the gateway. It's more secure. However windows is easier to set up. That's not to say linux is hard, you just have to know what's going on. Things to expect/problems to anticipate:

*Make sure you have an ethernet card that is supported. Do a www.google.com/linux search.
*Have a look at the IP Masquerading HOWTO on www.tldp.org. It will show you step-by-step how to network the two computers together and share an internet connection.

That's about all I can think of off the top of my head. If you have any questions I'll be happy to answer them for you.

I would have posted this last night but the site wouldn't let me.