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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cyberclops, that answer was less than useful.
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Try the exploratory approach,
instead:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Himanshu, what version of Windows do you have
there? Are you planning to add to your network, or stick with two machines
for now? H</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>ow many Network Interface Cards
(NICs) do you have available?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You will need three to do what you are
attempting:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Two for your "gateway" box: One for the 'Net, one
for your LAN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One for your client box. Your LAN can be a
hub, if you're planning to add machines to it, or a crossover
cable.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You probably should consider using the Linux box as
the firewall/gateway, but your configuration is possible, and relatively
simple. Configure your Linux box as dynamically as possible. This
should be the default condition, when you have installed the NIC. Next,
set up "Internet Connection Sharing" or "Routing and Remote Access" on the
Windows box. Which one you use will be determined by which version of
Windows you have.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Cyberclops@hawaii.rr.com
href="mailto:Cyberclops@hawaii.rr.com">Cyberclops</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=clue-tech@clue.denver.co.us
href="mailto:clue-tech@clue.denver.co.us">clue-tech@clue.denver.co.us</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 10, 2001 6:21
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CLUE-Tech] linux &
broadband</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I'm of the opinion that most people do it the other way
around. They use Linux as the master connection and Windows as the
slave. As I understand it, they make this decision based on Linux's
superior firewall capabilities, and more overall versatility in connecting to
different operating systems. In short, Windows as a multifaceted
operating system is less than optimal.
<P>Himanshu Sharma wrote:
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<FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Hi,</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=-1>I am new to Linux. I am trying to configure it so I can connect to
the internet. I have another machine running windows and connected to the
net via a cable modem. I want to use the windows machine as a gateway and
network the linux box to this machine. I am completely clueless on how to go
about doing it. Any help would be appreciated.</FONT></FONT> <FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=-1>thanks,</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=-1>himanshu</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>