On Sat, 8 Aug 1998, Patrick Stockton wrote:
-Ok here's the setup....
-
-2 machines connected over an ethernet named Zaphod and Guddha. (Yes
-zaphod and guddha)
My computers are called Kermit, Bigbird and Grover
-
-Zaphod has diald running and is connected to the internet at all times.
-How do we set Guddha up so that it will access the internet throught
-Zaphod without having to telnet to Zaphod first.
Two Words: IP Masquerading (Read IP-Masquerading Mini Howto, also a
caching DNS would help you, read the DNS-HOWTO)
(ok so that was more than 2 words!)
-
-Idealy it should work that we are sitting at Guddha, type in
-
-lynx http://www.something.com
-
-and it will connect by asking Zaphod to get the correct info and then
-pass it back to Guddha.
you can do that if you set up a dns, otherwise on both machines set the
/etc/resolv.conf so that they contain the IP Address of your Service Provider's
DNS.
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