On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 11:59:06AM -0400, Paul Schmidt wrote:
> Okay List, no activity for a while, I'll add some.....
>
> I have two computers, one operates as a Linux server, the other as a Windows
> workstation, I want to move the modem from the Windows box to the Linux box,
> mostly to see if it can be done. I would like to move more and more
> internet to the Linux box, like operating it as a mail server and news
> server, as time goes on.
>
> Anyone know of a simple step by step guide on how to set this up, I am sure
> such a pass through connection is a very common occurance. If not, anyone
> want to write one, sort of a daild for morons. I have noticed that most
> HOWTOs are either very specific or very old.... I don't really have much
> time to get this working, I would have to give up, if it can't be done in a
> couple of hours.
Well, it's probably going to take more than a acouple of hours because
there are probably multiple things you need to do to make it all work.
But,... imagine the feelings of self-worth you'll have after having
learned how to make it work!
Here's my (somewhat vague--sorry) suggestions:
--YOu'll want to set up IP Masquerading (IPmasq, also called NAT) on
the Linux box that serves as you internet portal. Do this before or in
parallel with setting up diald. Check out the IPMASQ howto document. I
think hardly a week goes by that I don't see a pointer on slashdot or
linuxtoday or other such site to online documents discussing
ipmasq/diald/security for newbies. The mechanisms for IPmasq differ
across major kernel revs, 2.0.x is different from 2.2.x which is again
different from 2.[34].x, so you'll need to find appropriate docs for
your kernel version.
--Also do a google search for "trinityOS" which is a large document
giving a lot of info about these things.
--for diald, memorize (;-) the docs that come with it, ask tons of
questions here. Be sure to get the 0.99.x version of diald, not the
0.16.xx version.
--For a mail server you'll need to know about sendmail (or exim or some
other sendmail replacement)
--for a news server you'll need to know about INN (or c-news or d-news or
some other replacement). Personally, I'm running c-news here. Why? just
because I knew a teeny little bit about it which put me way ahead of
trying to learn INN for a single-site-with-no-downstream-feeds news
server. Besides, I'm told that INN is a bear to configure though I've
(obviously) no personal experience with it. C-news is old (as far as I
know it hasn't been updated in several years--anybody got any better
info on this??) and it is also somewhat of a pain to set up and
configure. D-news is, I believe, a commercial product.
Good luck!
Fred
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