Subj : Re: Networking Windows?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : noi
Date : Mon Feb 28 2005 05:49 pm

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:41:40 -0800, Poly-poly Man thoughtfully wrote:

> 
> Mark Hobley wrote:
>> I am not sure what exactly you are trying to do.
> 
> I am trying to get any network at all, so that I can the i-net.
> 
>> The first stage in networking is to configure the computers in such a
> manner
>> that they can "ping" each other.
> 
> I just got that working; I am so happy!
> 
>> You will need to configure the Windows machine and the Linux machine
> with
>> compatible IP addresses (eg 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2)
> 
> I realized that the IP on the Win98FE was not static, and I quickly fixed.
> 
>> If you want to use Windows as the internet gateway machine, you will
> need to
>> install and configure appropriate internet gateway software on the
> Windows
>> machine.
> 
> Could you please tell me more about this software, like an example?
> 
>> A more ideal solution would be to attach a modem to the Linux
> machine, and
>> use that as a gateway.
> 
> The laptop, to my hatred, has a built-in winmodem. That is not a feasible
> option.
> 
>> You have got some learning to do, whichever solution you decide on.
> I am a complete newbie at networking, only some experience.
> 
> One other thing, though. After pinging, no other part of the network
> worked,
> much like before this process. How do I get a file or internet transfer
> going?
> 
> Thanks very much,
> poly-p man


From your other post is sounds like you got the win to win to i-net
working.  I would take the Windows ip address from the win/fc box that
connects to the winmodem box and use that as the IP Address for FC 
pointing to the winmodem box as the gateway.   

$ sudo ifconfig eth0 addr 192.168.0.x   # ip addr from windows side

$ ping 192.168.0.1  # assuming that is the winmodem box address 

$ sudo route add gw 192.168.0.1   # assuming good ping

After good pings to 192.168.0.1 then you can setup samba.

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