On Tuesday 04 November 2008, Dave Houghton wrote: >-----Original Message----- >From: Gene Heskett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: 04 November 2008 02:15 PM >To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) >Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Qcad > >I hope QCad works after having been through a winderz download session... >See the dos2unix comments in another message. > >Why, pray tell, do you not just put the kubuntu box on line? Things are SO >much easier when it has a network connection, and its hundreds of times >safer >to connect to the net than your winderz box is. Adept or Synaptic is >generally pre-configured and the first thing you will want to do is let it >update itself with all the new versions of whats installed and any security >updates there may be. Which could take some time just for that, but you'll >be a security tight and bug free as anyone else then. > >Cheers, Gene >"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >-Ed Howdershelt (Author) >Toddlers are the stormtroopers of the Lord of Entropy. > >Hello Gene > >A just because I live in Africa doesn't mean I'm covered in bugs, we have >soap and running water here, what's wrong with you. Just because you were >named after a cowboy doesn't mean you are one.(I'm joking and pulling your >leg) >SOoooo I should put it on line, what a golly good idea, are you going to >tell how to do it please. >Best wishes from Africa. >Dave >[Shoot first ask question later] > What sort of a network connection do you have available?
If adsl, then a 'router' that handles the PPPoE part to connect you, and that has several 'LAN' ports would be just the ticket. Plug the winderz box into one LAN port, the kubuntu box into the next, setup the router to enable NAT to the 192.168.x.x address block, and to be a DHCP server handing out addresses in that block. Then configure both the winderz box and the kubuntu box to use the routers DHCP services, set the gateway address and the dns server address to the routers address and let it handle all that. With the usual LinkSys router, you could plug 4 boxes in and all could share the connection. Most routers can be configured using a browser by pointing the browser to http://192.168.1.1, and the routers booklet should tell you the login name and default password. If on dialup, things get a little messier in the router setup but it can be done. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
