Help with Internet Connection Sharing using Mandrake please
I have no Idea where to start on this so here's quick outline of my setup and how I would like it to work...
I have 3 PC's all networked together using WIN XP PRO and setup using home & small business networking wizard (I have little networking knowledge). I have recently discovered that Linux is well cool and Bill Gate can kiss my... well anyway, the PC I have Mandrake on is also the gateway in XP using my speedtouch USB modem. How can I set linux up to act as the gateway (ie ICS) without touching the other 2 PC's so they still connect as normal when I boot into XP on the gateway PC? In short, how do I setup ICS in Mandrake 9.1 without messing things up in XP or on the other 2 PC's. I hope that makes sence to anyone that maybe able to help. Thanks in advance Steve:newbie: :confused: :confused: |
If you want to do it manually, load the following modules, with the following commands :
"su -" <root password> "/sbin/modprobe iptable_nat" "/sbin/modprobe ip_nat_ftp" "/sbin/modprobe ip_conntrack_ftp" Then, setup the masquerading functionality of iptables (the Linux firewall) : "/sbin/iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth1 -j MASQUERADE" (eth1 is the 'external' network card in this example) After this turn on IP forwarding : "/bin/echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward" If believe Mandrake Linux also has a 'wizard' for doing this kind of stuff, it is called "DrakGW". |
thanks everso much for your reply.
It looks a bit heavy for a newbie:scratch: I assume I type that lot in a line at atime as root pressing enter after each line??:scratch: |
OK, let's take a few steps back. :-)
What happens if you start the program "drakgw"? |
"drakgw"? sorry for been so thick, but whats that?
You're now thinking "god this is going to be difficult" Sorry I'm very good with windows just a total Linux newbie |
I found some information on the Mandrake site, which might be useful for you :
http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/Mandrak...onf-intro.html http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/Mandrak...ml/drakgw.html |
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