Jim, I have a very similar setup. I have a Linux box and a Macintosh connected at home via ethernet. I would strongly recommend that you have the modem connected to the Linux box and then use it as a network gateway. The Win95 machine can have access to the internet via IP masquerading. All but a few services can be accessed across a well setup masquerade system. Install diald and you have demand dialing every time you try to make an outgoing internet connection. Once you have it working it is very slick. The packages you need are:
IP masquerading compiled into the kernel pppd diald If you'll look under the HOWTO index at the Linux Documentation Project http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/ you'll find howto's for all of these programs. I'd be happy to help you if you get stuck, just drop me a line. Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Before I start loading a lot of packages on my new system I would like to > describe my setup and see what my options are WRT internetworking my > local network: > > 1 486-66 Linux box (Debian 1.2) > 1 P133 Win95 box > > These are networked and the modem is currently attached to the Win95 box. > I have a shell account and a PPP account which I currently access from > the Win95 box. The Linux box is running Apache. In addition to possibly > running a full time web server, I would like to be able to periodically > retrieve information from the net and be able to page myself when an > event occurs. What packages would I need to make the Linux box the > internetworking server? Is there a good FAQ which provides an overview? > > Cheers, > > Jim -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
