For me it's more like not really having an idea about how to begin.
I would like to have it so I could execute any program on any system using
an X window. I would like to be able to dial out automatically from any
computer even though the modem is only connected to one of the computers.
I would like to be able to print from any computer even though the printer
is attached to only one of the computers. I would like to have my own DNS
so that I could nullify doubleclick.net ads. All this on my home network.
What I don't know is, do I need NIS and/or VNC. How does IP Masquerading
fit into this picture? Would DHCP or bootp be useful in this configuration.
I'm pretty sure that all of this can be done, but am I leaving out
something that I would wish later that I had included. At this point I am
trying to figure out what the network should look like and what components
I need. I am sure that later I will need to ask a question or two about
how, but right now what I need is a conceptual discussion of the merits of
this or that.
Thanks.
Kent
At 03:12 PM 10/28/00 -0700, you wrote:
>So, what's not working?
>
>Drew Itschner wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>
