Eugenio Diaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> --- Gareth Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi there,
> > 
> > I was just wondering if someone could outline what I
> > need to do to get 
> > Internet Connection Sharing worked out.

[...]

> 
> Buy a 10/100BT Hub or switch (depending on your $$),
> and 10/100BT Ethernet cards + patch cords for all your
> machines.
> 
> Setup a private IP address (like 192.168.1.1-254) on
> each machine. Setup the IP address of the gateway
> machine (the one connected to the Internet, via modem,
> cable modem, or whatever) as the default gateway and
> nameserver on all machines.
> 
> Setup ip_masquerading on the gateway machine. You will
> need to read the IP_Masquerading HowTo, but a minimal
> config using ipchains would be to put the following
> lines at the end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local :

He probably meant how to setup with the "drakgw" tool written for 7.2


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