John:
I have the same setup as you, somewhat. I have a hub, 2 computers and a DSL
modem. Computer A is my mandrake server, B is a win98 client, and the DSL
modem connected to the hub. Computer A is setup with the static ip address i
was assigned for my net connection, with an alias ip of 192.168.0.1. The win98
client connects to the net through ip masquerading i set up on the linux
server. So far everything runs smoothly...originally i had the win98 machine
being the one directly connected to the net, but that was a pain in the neck.
Lisa Mountjoy
> On Fri, 14 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> > Hi, I've got a system arrangement that goes something like this.
> > I have computer A(Mandrake 7) and computer B(Corel 1) connected to a hub.
> > Also connected to the hub is a cable modem, C. C is good friends with
> > A, but isn't really on speaking terms with B.
> > (The cable modem is set up for the MAC address in computer A)
> >
> > Each computer has one ethernet card. I can get A talking to B if
> > I ifconfig eth0 to a private network IP (192.168.0.1) but then it won't
> > talk to the cable. B won't talk to A if A is set to the IP address that
> > the cable modem gives it(via DHCP).
> >
> > Is it possible to get A & B talking to each other while A is on
> > the net? If so, I assume I can masquarade B through A. Or am I going to
> > have to get a second ethernet card for computer A?
> >
> You'll most likely need to get a second NIC for computer A.
> Since the IP address is apparently going to computer A and
> not to the cablemodem, you're stuck.
> John
