On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 05:33:56PM -0400, coldfire wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I was using Mandrake 7.2 for Internet Connection on my home PC's. They
> > are
> > > sharing
> > > a modem there since I can not get DSL or cable yet. I had to convert the
> > > machine to
> > > Win 2K for work reasons and I am using the Internet Connection Sharing
> > > built into Win
> > > 2K and in a word--it sucks. I want to go back to Linux to do the job.
> > Has
> > > anyone set
> > > this up -without- the Mandrake wizard?
> > >
> > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/IP-Masquerade-HOWTO.html is what I used to
> > setup connection sharing. And if I can do it, ANYONE can do it =D
> >
> > - Kath
>
> that IP-Masquerade-HOWTO is pretty old if i recall ... i'd suggest using
> iptables .. but that's just because it's a big step over ipchains ..
> however, if you're just going to setup a simple gateway, ipchains would be
> more than sufficient and that HOWTO would suffice. it's actually quite
> easy with the HOWTO, so don't be afraid! :)
That HOWTO was updated in November of 2000. If you have any trouble
and the HOWTO doesn't help you, feel free to file that as a bug report
with the author and/or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Regards,
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