Shouldn't he also setup a dhcp server like dnsmasq on the gentoo box? That's what I did, was it an overkill?
raf Red wrote: > > > luis jure wrote: > >>>hello list, i'm trying to setup my very first "network" at home. >>> >>>i have my desktop (gentoo linux) and a recently purchased laptop (still with >>>windows XP) both connected to a switch. >>> >>>the switch is also connected to an adsl cable modem to the internet. >>> >>>both computers connect to the internet using pppoe (the isp masks up to 2 ip >>>addresses). >>> >>>so far so good, but i also want to transfer files from one computer to >>>another. which is the most convenient (meaning fastest and without >>>additional hardware) way to do that? and how can i [learn to] configure both >>>systems accordingly? >>> >>>best, >>> >>>lj >>> > > i think you should make an alias of your network interface for your > internal communication and bind samba, nfs or what you plan to use to > that interface. > > look in the /etc/conf.d/net.example for how to make the alias if you > don't know how. > > how to bind your samba, nfs ... to a interface is in the manuals or > howto's of the programm you want to use! > > greetz > red -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
