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[Drew Itschner]

I am wanting to set my Linux machine as my server.
I'm running Mandrake 7.1.
I want to hook up my Win98 to my Linux.
I have ethernet cards in both and a crossover cable with no hub.
I have gone through the tutorial on Mandrakes page and tried to get it
running.
I have read so much research on this, I am lost now.
If someone could come up with a real easy way to do this, I would
definitely appreciate it.