Benjamin Reed wrote:
> > Is there a way to get 2 Linux boxes on the net at the same time?I have 2
> > boxes and 1 hub.When I tried it on my own it kept telling me that there
> > was 2 machines with the same hostname and ip address.Is there a way
> > around it?By the way I access the net via a cable modem.Another qurstion
> > I have is there a better browser than Netscape 4.7 for mandrake 7.0?Have
> > tried to upgrade to netscape 4.75 and it won't let me.
>
> You will have to set one of your machines up as a firewall/NAT gateway to
> allow them to co-exist and get out on the net through a single IP address.
>
> As for your upgrade of netscape, could you be more specific than "it won't
> let me"? What error messages did you get upon upgrading.
>
> --
> Ben Reed ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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regarding the netscape issue "it won't let me" Using mandrake update the
packages download fine,then when preparing to install comes up it just sets
there.1 time it sat there for 35 min.It just don't move past preparing
stage.Does linux docs have info on setting up firewall/NAT gateway?New to
networking.
Thanks again,
Tony
Somewhere in Iowa
