I would suggest looking at firehol to do your "internet connection sharing", though in linux terms it is NAT or IP masquerading (I think)
Brad > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Fisher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 1:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Linux for a friend > > > Tomorrow, if the parts arrive, I will be building a new PC > for a friend and his family who are not highly skilled but > can get around Windows 98. > > I am considering loading Mandrake 10 Official rather than > Windows but I want some advice. I want to make a sooth > transition if possible otherwise I will stick to Windows and > not have to help them out all of the time with an unfamiliar OS. > > Are there locally available PCI 56k modems which work easily > with Mandrake? > Is "Internet connection sharing" (Windows terminology) easy > to set up so they can still use the old PC? > > -- > Robert Fisher > www.fisher.net.nz > > >
