[lug] linux to windows and beyond (networking)

[Hugh Brown]

If you don't mind ipchains, you could probably go to 
http://www.linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/firewall/index.html

and configure it there.

Hugh

On Mon, 2001-11-12 at 15:55, Jeff Walker wrote:
> So, I finally got my winmodem working on linux.  pretty neat.  Now I would
> like to change my request to allow the linux box to have the internet
> connection, and route packets from windows to the linux box, and the linux
> box to route the internet packets to out the ppp interface.  I know this is
> possible, if not easy.  I started reading up on iptables, but it is pretty
> complex.
> 
> I guess all I want to do is allow windows to access the internet through
> linux, and for nothing to be allowed in from the internet (not my top
> priority, since this is dial-up).
> 
> Does anyone have the rules already written that I can plagiarize?  or a
> pointer to somewhere on the internet that really talks about this?
> 
> Thanks (as always)
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us]On
> > Behalf Of Faster-Laster
> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 4:23 PM
> > To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> > Subject: Re: [lug] linux to windows and beyond (networking)
> >
> >
> > win98se did have some sort of modem sharing, but I don't know anything
> > else about it. There are also people who make programs out there (& sell
> > them) to do this as well. Unless the modem is a winmodem (& even then
> > support is much better nowadays) I would suggest putting the modem in
> > the linux box then run nat to have as many machines as you need behind
> > that box.
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 04:06:11PM -0700, Jeff Walker wrote:
> > > I am a total novice when it comes to networking, but I have two
> > machines, a
> > > linux box (red hat 7.1), and a windows box (windows 98).
> > >
> > > I have a crossover cable between the two, and I can network
> > just fine.  I
> > > only have modem access to the internet, and that is on the
> > windows machine.
> > >
> > > Is there a way to get internet access on the linux box when the
> > windows box
> > > is logged into the isp?  I figure it is just a matter of
> > routing and setting
> > > up the window box as a gateway or something like that.  Any pointers?
> > > Didn't find anything in the faqs about this.
> > >
> > > tia.
> > >
> > > -Jeff
> > >
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