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Re: Win95 or Liunx for my ISDN LAN connection?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Albertson)
Mon Nov 18 18:01:46 1996
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 14:56:09 -0800
From: Chris Albertson <chris@topdog.pas1.logicon.com>
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I don't think you have an option as I don't think Win95 will
route IP packets between interfaces. I could be wrong on this.
If I am let me know how to set it up.
In any case Linux comes with good stuff for using as a router.
for one thing the build in firewall code. If security is an issue
(hackers crashing your LAN just for fun) Win95 does not even pretend
to offer any.
You could put the WWW and FTP servers on Linux. It's a no-brainer
with RH4.0 as they come preconfigured. RH also comes with SAMBA.
You will need this too. Lets you mount the Win95 files on a Linux
directory
Look for Xwin too. An x-server for the W95 box. Lets you use
the Linux box from the W95 with W95 and X windows seamlessly mixed.
I have two machine too. You may have guessed.
On Sun, 17 Nov 1996, buckshot wrote:
> Okay... I am running two comparable machines (P133, 32 mb, 3gigs)
> 1 with Win95 and 1 with a freshly installed RedHat Linux 4
> I have a nailed (24\7) ISDN connection to my ISP. I am using an external
> Motorola BitSurfer PRO ( A Serial ISDN Adapter) and my ISP will route me 6
> IP addresses.
>
> Now the quesiton is:
> Does anyone know how to best set my connection up on this small lan, so
> that
> I can run servers on both the Win95 Box (WWW & FTP) and the Linux Box
> (Mail and MUD) so that they are both accessable via the internet? I have
> no
> preference as to where I plug the modem in physically, I just want to be
> able to
> designate an IP to each of these machines without buying a router.
> Any help or references to some .docs or .faqs will be appriciated...
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