I tried this and I still can't get to the internet from the client. I do get a DHCP config from the linux DHCP server and the client can ping the linux box. I tried disabling the firewall and no-go. Inet connection sharing worked great with 7.2. I guess I should've waited for 8.2?
At 10:39 PM 10/31/2001 -0500, Dennis Myers wrote: >To all concerned and Mandrakesoft, there have been just a few of us who were >unable to connect to the internet on first boot after installation of 8.1. >The solution seemed to be to do "ifdown eth0" and then connect and get mail >going and then go back and do "ifup eth0" so the ethernet daemon appears to >be interfering with the internet connection when you configure your LAN >during the initial setup and install. The ifdown and then ifup are a >workaround. HTH somebody else. >-- >Dennis M. registered linux user #180842
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