On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Bryan Scaringe wrote:
> Here's my situation:
>
> I have a dual boot machine, a K6-300, running Linux and 98.
> Most of the time I am running Linux. 98 exists only for
> playing Quake/Quake 2, and other Net games, so Linux is the
> "Primary" OS.
Is there a good reason not to run quake/quake2 under linux instead of
win98? In my experience, they actually run faster. Might be worth
considering?
> I want to run a non-anonymous FTP server, and
> perhaps allow other services as time goes on. The FTP services
> will only run when Linux is up (don't want to interfere
> w/gaming.)
>
> I am considering buying a seperate Box, perhaps a 486, to
> place on the cable modem 24/7, and use IP Masq to connect
> the Linux/98 box through it, like so:
>
>
> Linux/98_Dual ----- 486_w/IP_Masq ------ Cable_Modem
>
> where the ----- is 10Mbps Ethernet.
>
>
> If I do get the other box (the 486), I will move the FTP
> services to that machine.
> Fine. This seems resonable. But I have some concerns:
>
> 1) Will I be able to run GameSpy on the Dual-boot machine
> through the 486 (which is doing IP-Masq)?
> Anyone tried this?
Yes. This works.
> 2) Since 98 is mostly for game-play, how will the IP-Masq
> effect ping-time and lag? (keeping in mind the 10Mbps
> connection between the machines is much faster than
> the cable modem connection to the outside world.)
>
Connecting from here to a certain server direct I get ping times of about
30 odd. With a very heavily loaded 486 firewall inbetween the ping time
goes up to about 35. If the firewall is not doing anything else the
difference is not at all noticeable.
HTH
--
Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Someone who'd rather climb a tree and tell a lie than stand on
the ground and tell the truth.
