Have you configured the Linux box to do address translation for the Windows machines? If not then you will need to get that going first. There is an IP-Masquerade HOWTO available that explains what to do.
Ernest Johanson Web Systems Administrator Fuller Theological Seminary On Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Andrew Stephen wrote: > Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 15:28:09 +0800 > From: Andrew Stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Routing Issues > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01BFAC6F.5D634F40 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Good day, > > I have just installed Debian after being a RedHat user for a number of = > year and have come across a small problem. > > In the past I have always used two or three linux machines at home and = > never with a Windows machine. Having just re-established a permanent = > connection to the net again, I am needing to connect my two Windows = > machine's through my linux box to allow me to connect the the net. All = > I really want to achieve is to be able to use a web browser and telnet = > from Windows machines to the net via the Linux box. > > I am having problems get the Windows machine to see the internet through = > my Linux box. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated or if I can be = > pointed in the right direction > > Here are some details that may help. > > The Windows Machines have an IP address of 192.168.0.101 and = > 192.168.0.102 and the Linix Box has an IP address of 192.168.0.100, I = > have been assigned an IP address of 203.59.141.242 by my ISP for PPP = > connection. > > Regards, > Andrew Stephen > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01BFAC6F.5D634F40 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = > http-equiv=3DContent-Type> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good day,</FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have just installed Debian after = > being a RedHat=20 > user for a number of year and have come across a small = > problem.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In the past I have always used two or = > three linux=20 > machines at home and never with a Windows machine. Having just=20 > re-established a permanent connection to the net again, I am needing to = > connect=20 > my two Windows machine's through my linux box to allow me to connect the = > the=20 > net. All I really want to achieve is to be able to use a web = > browser and=20 > telnet from Windows machines to the net via the Linux box.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am having problems get the Windows = > machine to see=20 > the internet through my Linux box. Any suggestion would be greatly=20 > appreciated or if I can be pointed in the right direction</FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV>Here are some details that may help.</DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV>The Windows Machines have an IP address of 192.168.0.101 and = > 192.168.0.102=20 > and the Linix Box has an IP address of 192.168.0.100, I have been = > assigned an IP=20 > address of 203.59.141.242 by my ISP for PPP connection.</DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV>Regards,</DIV> > <DIV>Andrew Stephen</DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > > ------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01BFAC6F.5D634F40-- >