On Monday 22 September 2003 13:25, Adam Mercer wrote: > On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 09:43:37AM +0900, Jason Stubbs wrote: > > > I want to setup a DHCP server on my desktop machine so that I can plug > > > my laptop into my second network port and then access the internet > > > through my desktop using NAT. However I can't get it too work. I've > > > followed as much of the NAT and DHCP howtos that I can but can't get it > > > too work. > > > > > > Does anyone know of an idiots guide to setting this up? > > > > The only guide I know of is http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/HOWTO/ > > NAT-HOWTO.html > > > > It should be fairly straight forward to set up though. Try the following: > > > > If you are using dhcp to get your ip address for your internet connection > > on eth0 and eth1 is your "local network" connection, you can set up dhcpd > > to give out ip addresses in the 192.168.1.0/24 range and use the > > following to enable natting: > > > > iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -s 192.168.1.0/24 -j MASQUERADE > > echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward > > > > If you have a static ip address for the internet that is 1.2.3.4 for > > example, the following should work: > > > > iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -s 192.168.1.0/24 -j SNAT > > --to-source 1.2.3.4 > > echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward > > > > If the above doesn't work, indicate how you have it set up so far and we > > can go from there. > > I'm away at a meeting until thursday, I'll give it a go when I get back.
bobbob (?) is right, though. Make sure you've got a crossover cable! Jason -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
