connecting Linux and windows2000 m/c & acessing internet

[Vimala L]

Hello there.

I want to make my Linux m/c and Windows2000 m/c to use the same broadband connection.

My linux is Redhat 7.3.

I could ping the machines but I'm not yet successful in making ftp and telnet work.

Your inputs are very much appreciated.

Thank you,
Vimala.

[Ron Kinner]

If your windows box is the one connecting to the internet then add a second network card and turn on Internet Connection Sharing (see the Help).
Also see:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/sharing.htm

If it's the Linux box then:

http://new.linuxnow.com/docs/content//Linux-Modem-Sharing/Linux-Modem-Sharing.html

Watch your IFTABLES setup since that can keep telnet and ftp from working. (Also by default it is turned off most of the time so you have to turn it on)

Ron

[Steven E. Protter]

Windows 2000 has a built in connection sharing software. You will probably need a second NIC card in that box, one to connect directly to the broadband modem,one to connect to network or Linux box.

Or

You can by a $49-$99 dsl/cable modem router.

It acts as a simple router, provides NAT services and lets you share the connection. Most of them act as 100 BaseT network hubs as well.

Or

You can switch your Linux box to iptables from ipchains firewall

This probably also requires a second NIC card, this time in the Linux box. There are procedures on the Red hat site and linuxdoc.org that show how to set up iptables with NAT to share the broadband connection.

Steve

[Trever Furnish]

Actually, between iptables and ipchains I think ipchains is the more mature product and the one more likely to include a working ftp proxy module.

Now, what the hell do you mean by "m/c"? :-)