On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 22:54 +0100, michael wrote: > I've had a look about but can't find a basic guide to setting up a home > network. There seems much discussion of 'deeper' stuff but I'm stymied for > setting up my first home Debian/Linux network. > > I've a computer that did have Internet connection via ethernet to a modem > router. It's now connected to Internet by a USB modem. > > I've a second computer with an ethernet card. > > So all I want to do is connect the latter to the former such that both can > access the Internet...
Do you understand that Ethernet isn't like USB -- you can't just run a regular Ethernet cable from one to the other and have them work? It's like the old serial cable days; the devices come in 2 flavors, and they must be connected properly or they just sit there. The simplest (hardware-wise) thing for what you describe might be to run a (special) crossover Ethernet cable between the Ethernet ports of the 2 computers -- and setting up the one with the USB modem to be a firewall/router to allow the other one access to the Net. The little home network router/firewall box described by others sure would be a lot less trouble, for about $60 or so vs $5 for the cable. Unless you're an iptables whiz, that it... -- Glenn English [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG ID: D0D7FF20 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
