I have a feeling that mandrake may even have a little gui app to set it up for you.
On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:49:46 +1200 Brad Beveridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
