What I would like to do is install RH9 on a second computer, have a private LAN with the two machines, so that files/printers can be shared. I would also like them to share my Internet connection without having to obtain a second static IP address from my ISP. I am not a network guru by any means, so I've been reading up on the subject, and it seems there are several different ways this could be done. What I am thinking would be the simplest way is this:
1) Establish the LAN using private IP addresses and a hub.
2) Connect the hub to the cable modem.
3) Connect to the Internet directly from the Linux box, then configure the Windoze box to use the Linux box as a proxy server so I can surf the web from the Windoze box (all my email etc. will go to the Linux box).
Is this workable? Is it the simplest way to do what I want or is there a better way?
Also, if I want to share my printer between the two machines, in you guys' experience is it better/simpler to hang the printer off the Windows box or the Linux box?
Thanks, Lee
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