Re: Using Linux as a Internet Gateway.

Curtis' test dude (dude@oldcolo.com)
Wed, 6 Aug 1997 16:25:48 -0600 (MDT)

I hope you are thinking it will magically work? You do have host routes
in your routing tables in your Linux box? You do have a different network
address for you network than the IP of you PPP link, which should have
been supplied by your ISP. You do have your win95 box setup with a
default gateway of your Linux box? You can ping your Linux box from your
win box and v/s? This is about the best help I think you can get from the
limited info you have listed about the situation.

Curtis

On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Paul Azad wrote:

> I have a per. PPP link to my ISP, and have 2 PC's on my end (Windoze 95 and
> Slackware 3.2).
>
> Now comes the question, I know that it is possible (so i have been told) to
> set up Linux as the gateway for these 2 PC's, but how? I recompiled my
> kernel (2.0.29) with ip_forwarding, optimize as gatway, ON, and my ISP was
> sending 3 IP's to me but it didn't seem to work. My Linux machine was
> Internet Live, but the Windoze mchine was dead to the internet. Is there
> any one there who has done thise un made it work? If so can you please give
> me some advise. I have read the Network Admin Guide, Sys Admin Guide,
> Connecting to ISP HOW-TO, and so forth.
>
> Thanks.
> Paul
>