I can donate a '486 to your cause if you like. You will need a hub though.
Regards, Jim Timothy Bolz wrote: > It's my main box which I using so, Coyote and E-smith would be out the > questions. I don't want to take up to much power. I'll be using the other > box (Boyle) if my wife needs to use the computer I can be online. So it > would only be on and online in those rare instances. > > Thanks though, > Tim > > > On Sunday 07 July 2002 23:46, you wrote: > >>Take a look at Coyote and at E-smith. Both are pretty much turn-key >>gateway IP-Masw systems. >> >>Regards, Jim >> >>Timothy Bolz wrote: >> >>>I've been learning a lot about networking by reading a bunch about >>>networking and found there is more than I thought. >>> >>>I've got one computer which is called Tesla which uses a modem to connect >>>to the internet. I have the other computer which is called Boyle which >>>is connected to Tesla with cat5 and a hub. I am able to SSH into each >>>machine. I am not able to use Mozilla to cruise the web from Boyle. I >>>read about IP chains and IP Masquerading and thought this would work. So >>>I went. to freshmeat and found a nice firewall soulution called defcon4. >>>I thought this would allow me to get Boyle connected to the internet. It >>>hasn't and I don't know why. >>> >>>I have the nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf >>> >>>And I thave this in /etc/network/interfaces >>> >>>iface lo inet loopback >>> >>>iface eth0 inet static >>> address 192.168.0.2 # for Tesla the same line is 192.168.0.1 >>> netmask 255.255.255.0 >>> >>>In /etc/host I have >>>127.0.0.1 tesla localhost >>>192.168.0.1 tesla >>>192.168.0.2 progeny # which is actual Boyle >>> >>>In /etc/hosts.allow >>>leafnode: 127.0.0.1 >>>ALL: LOCAL >>> >>>In /etc/host.deny >>>ALL: PARANOID >>>leafnode:ALL >>> >>>I'm sure something is messed up in one of these file's. If I understood >>>how to get dhcp up an running I'd try that. I installed dhcp with >>>apt-get install dhcp and I would have to edit a file which I didn't know >>>where to start. I even tried dhcpcd and this didn't work either. I >>>think I'm going back to a static address for now. At least I know they >>>talked to each other. >>> >>>I don't care if it's dhcp or a static IP address all I want to do is have >>>Boyle be able to access the internet. >>> >>>I done lots of reading but to no avail. I hope someone can help me out. >>> >>>Thanks Tim >> > > > >
