ANSWER Re: ipchains/ip masq (was Re: networking Linux and Win 98 ...)

[Dave Reed <dreed capital edu>]

> From: Dave Reed <dreed capital edu>
> 
> 
> Ok, almost there!  I played with the dos config tool for the network
> card and disable PnP and somehow the card got set to address 210h and
> irq 3 which Linux recognizes when it reboots and now I can ping each
> machine!!!
> 
> Of course, Windows isn't happy now that it's not PnP, but I won't care
> if I can get Samba and IP masquerading working.  Actually, my Linux
> box already shows up as a samba server on the Win98 machine but wants
> a password - I'll have to read up on the Samba documentation some
> more.
> 
> I have looked at the IPCHAINS-HOWTO but haven't been able to figure it
> out - part of the problem may be I'm running the 2.2.5 kernel so I
> have a newer ipchains.

For other networking newbies . . .

I found a newer version (than came with RH 5.2) of the IP-Masquerade
mini howto on a LDP site that clearly explained how to get it working
with the 2.2.x kernel.  My wife running Win98 can now access the
internet through my Linux box.  Now if I can just get Samba working so
she can print to the printer hooked up to the Linux box, we'll be all
set.  It seems to want a password so I've got some reading to do . . .

Dave