The IP-Masquerade Mini-HOWTO may be of some help to you if you decide to
use masquerading.
The thing you have to remember the most is when you configure your client
(Not gateway machine) to use the network you need to tell them that the
Linux box is the gateway.
Cheers.
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
>
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Jay Schulist
Jay.Schulist@spacs.k12.wi.us
SPACS Network Developer
UNIX is user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are.