Linux - Windows Network/Resources Sharing

vandalous03vandalous03
edited August 2006 in Science & Tech
Hello again...!
Well this is a hard one...I have a system running Linux and a system running Windows XP.And my project is to make a network between those two so they can share the same Internet Connection.Basically what i want is to have the linux system act as a "mainframe" system that will be connected to the Internet and from that system to share the Internet Connection to a Windows XP Local Area Network.So, any info, FAQ, guide, ebook, would be great...I know this is a difficult project but i need it and any help would be appreciated.Thanks in advance!!

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  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    Actually this isn't that bad at all, as I have done several of these in the past. Do you have a distribution of Linux you particularly favor, or are you open to suggestions. I find this easy to do with Gentoo though others may chime in with their favorites.

    First, you read the install handbook for Gentoo. Choose the one that's appropriate for the architecture your computer is based on (probably x86 if your CPU is AMD or Intel). Then, read the Home Router Guide to learn about configuring your Gentoo PC with a NAT firewall and DHCP server. Finally, read the Gentoo Samba3/CUPS/ClamAV HOWTO to learn about setting up your PC for file and printer sharing with Windows clients.

    After you've read and understood most of what they're asking you to do, go ahead and download a Gentoo installation CD and get cracking, or post back here with your questions. If you decide you don't want to use Gentoo the guides are still helpful for pointing you towards what to do with whichever distro you choose.

    -drasnor :fold:
  • vandalous03vandalous03
    edited August 2006
    Holy Mother,this really is a lot of stuff....ok first of all thank you very much for the quick reply!!It is really encouraging to see people & forums that are actually like to help others...!So ok i ve read a few things about the Samba Configuration but soon i realized that it is trouble and i was thinking if there is a quicker way to make this happen.Also my first objective is to share the internet connection from the Linux system to the WindowsXP LAN and i think that samba is only for sharing files and printers.True or false?Please keep posting,your info is really useful already...!
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    Samba is only for sharing files and printers. I got the impression from your first post that that was also something you wanted to do?
  • vandalous03vandalous03
    edited August 2006
    Oh yes of course this is also something that i want to do but my first objective is to make the internet connection sharing...So Drasnor, any ideas relating this first task?

    **I have to make the internet sharing quick n easy and the other things will follow(hopefully)!!
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    First I need to know a little bit more. What distribution do you have installed? Some desktop distributions don't offer kernels with the features you need for a network router. Also, tell me more about the computer you've got slated for the task like what network cards you have and what architecture your system is. I've been assuming you're doing this on an x86 PC but that may not be correct.

    -drasnor :fold:
  • vandalous03vandalous03
    edited August 2006
    Well drasnor,here goes:
    1.The distribution i use is Mandriva Linux 2006
    2.My System is a x86 Architecture PC (but i also intend to use the 64-bit distribution for a x86-64 Architecture system sometime in the future for a similar project).But, yes, right now the system i use for this project is a x86 PC!
    What can i do with Mandriva Linux for this task?
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    This will be challenging for me since my Mandriva experience is 5 years out of date. Let's see...

    According to some info I've dug up, Mandriva should have an Internet Connection Sharing wizard that will do most everything for you. See if you can find it. The Mandriva stock kernel should have all the appropriate options for basic routing turned on.

    -drasnor :fold:
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