[3522] in linux-net channel archive
Re: Setting up ethernet modem access
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Doug Schaapveld)
Thu Jun 27 23:48:30 1996
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 13:04:49 -0500 (CDT)
From: Doug Schaapveld <djschaap@gandalf.muscatine.k12.ia.us>
To: root <root@bonk.netbiz.net>
cc: Nowhere Man <n-sharp@tamu.edu>, linux-newbie@vger.rutgers.edu,
linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960625161708.128D-100000@bonk.netbiz.net>
Yes, there is a way, I've done nearly the same thing at my house. Your
Linux box must dial into your ISP. It must be running the socks5
daemon. I think it needs to run the named daemon, but I'm not sure
there. I use socks5-beta-0.12.tar.gz. Anyway, you need to set up a
private network with private IP addresses (see RFC 1597), such as network
192.168.1.1 (for Linux) and 192.168.1.2 (for Win95). These will *not* be
visible to the outside world. Win95 is then configured to use a SOCKS5
proxy server (I know Netscape supports this, MS Internet Explorer
probably does, many other programs do). Win95 will then route its IP
traffic through the socks5 server on Linux, which will transfer the
actual data to/from the outside servers. I've run 3 computers this way
and it seems to be pretty reliable despite being labelled beta.
-Doug
On Tue, 25 Jun 1996, root wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Jun 1996, Nowhere Man wrote:
> > I have a peer-to-peer network hooked up in my apartment between 2 computers
> > running Win95. However, I can't share my modem over this. I also run Linux
> > on my machine and was wondering if there is a way to allow my roommate's
> > computer to use my modem. For example, I want my computer to dial into my
> > ISP. Then, I would like the second computer to be able to telnet out
> > through my computer. Is there a way to do this? Is there a HOWTO or FAQ
> > on it?
> >
> > 2nd computer --> ethernet --> Linux computer --> ISP (PPP) --> internet
> >
>
> Hmm.. You'll first need either a static IP address (or stay on-line
> constantly!) or reconfigure your '95 system every time you log back in.
> Configure the second computer to use the Linux box's IP as the gateway,
> and have it connect to the Linux box via PPP, having pppd setup for this
> on the other end. How? I don't know that far into it. :)
>
>
>
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