Re: Win98 to Linux 5.2

[Anas Mughal <anmughal summithq com>]

Okay, I wish to accomplish the Win98 connectivity to the Internet thru a
Linux
proxy server.However, I would like to have a firewall on my Linux
system. (Do I also need a
firewall on my Win98 box?)
I don't know anything about firewalls. Which one is good (and free)?
(Also, easy to install
and administer.)
Thank you all.
-- anas.


Kevin Colby wrote:

> Fine advice from Tom, but IP Masquerading has some pretty good
> HOWTOs and isn't too difficult (if you aren't trying to firewall).
> I really recommend it.
>
>         - Kevin Colby
>           kevinc grainsystems com
>
> Tom Cooper wrote:
> >
> > OK, here's the deal:
> > Your home network (The one that connects the '98 box to the linux
box) is
> > working just fine.  You did that right.  Good job!
> > Your linux box can see the Internet - again, good job.  What you're
> > complaining about is that a machine on your home network can't see
the
> > Internet.
> >
> > The reason that your '98 box can't see the Internet is this:  Your
linux
> > box is a terminating point from the Internet.  That means that
machines on
> > the net can see as far as your linux box, but no farther.
> >
> > Theoretically, you could make your linux box a router, which is a
device
> > that forwards traffic, but practically that is not possible.  This
is
> > because of rules which govern what you can and cannot connect to.
Your ISP
> > has given you an address which is, for all practical purposes, the
end of
> > the line from an Internet perspective.
> >
> > Practically, there are a couple of things that you can do about
this:
> > First, you can make your linux machine a proxy server.  In that
scenario,
> > you would effectively have two networks - the Internet, and your
Home
> > network.  A proxy server allows connections from the '98 box to the
linux
> > box (on the home network) and then automagically creates a
connection from
> > the proxy server to the host on the internet that you want to
connect to.
> > If your goal is simply to surf the web from the '98 box, then this
is
> > probably the easiest thing to do.  Apache (the web server which
comes with
> > RedHat) can act as a proxy server for web traffic.  Take a look at
the
> > documentation for Apache - I think you'd be interested in a server
> > directive related to proxies.
> >
> > Secondly, you can perform a bit of magic called Network Address
Translation
> > (AKA IP Masquerading) which makes your linux box listen for network
traffic
> > from your home PC, and then forwards that traffic to the Internet,
making
> > it appear to come from the linux box.  This is helpful for web
traffic as
> > well as _all_ other protocols.  This is more difficult, and may be
overkill
> > for your needs.
> >
> > Hope this is helpful.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tom Cooper
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: O'Sullivan, Dennis J
> > To: 'redhat list'
> > Sent: 7/27/99 8:32 PM
> > Subject: Win98 to Linux 5.2
> > Importance: High
> >
> > Hi All
> > I am a new user of Linux and have been trying to configure my
network
> > with
> > only little success.
> > So I am writing this out of frustration, I have a small server
running
> > Redhat 5.2 with a connection to the WWW and 1 Win98 second edition
host.
> > (Networked)
> >
> > I would like to be able to use the WIN98 host to access the web, my
> > problem
> > is that  when I type in www.redhat.com using MS Explorer or Netscape
all
> > I
> > get is the IP Address being resolved then I long delay before an
error
> > from
> > Windows saying DNS problem.
> > I have listed my Linux server in the host file on the win98 host and
in
> > the
> > LMhost file. (These files don't have any extensions and are in the
> > Windows
> > directory) , is this correct location ?
> > I know the connection is ok on the network as I can map to a drive
on
> > the
> > server using samba and can transfer files between them.
> > Has anybody experienced this problem and how did you fix it.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dennis
> >
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