Home p2p network, need help

[Leandro Melo]

Hi David, thanks for your attention.
I'll try to detail what i want to. I might be getting confused because
of my english. This time i'll try to clearify things.
I have 2 pcs home. Both of them runs windows xp (and one of them also
runs fedora).
This two computers are part of my domestic intranet. In other works, i
have a windows network called "HOME". This way, pc 1 can see pc 2 and
vice-versa. Also, if you share a folder in pc 1, the other can access
it (and vice-versa). This is just an ordinary windows network.
When i connect pc 1 to the internet (using windows and adsl modem ---
I'M NOT USING THE MODEM AS A ROUTER), i configured my windows network
to allow pc 2 to share this connection, what makes sense, as they're
in the same intranet.
Recently, i installed fedora in pc 1 (it has now two o.s.). Pc 1 has
one partition that can be seen by both operating systems. This is a
vfat partition that can be seen by fedora under the folder /windows
and can be seen by windows by D:\.
When i connect pc 1 to the internet running fedora, pc 2 is no longer
able to share the internet connection. So, i only have pc 1 connected
to the internet. What i want to build a "home" or "domestic"  intranet
between pc 1 and pc 2, just like the windows "home" intranet i have.
This way, when i connect pc 1 to the internet running fedora, pc 2 can
share this connection.
Then i'd say, with all my lack of linux experience, that i have to do 2 things.
1 - Create a intranet between pc 1 running fedora and pc 2 running xp.
2 - Configure this intranet to allow pc 2 to share a connection to the
internet when pc 1 is on the internet.
Have i made myself clear?
I'm very new to linux, that's why i have no clue from where i need to start.
Thanks.
Leandro



On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:57:31 -0600, David Hoffman
<dhoffman2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 19:37:05 -0200, Leandro Melo <ltcmelo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yes.
> > Here's the point. I have to o.s. in the "server" pc, windows xp and fedora.
> > My home network has worked for more than one year. Now, i decided to
> > install fedora in my computer (as i said). So the physical stuff is
> > all set.
> > I just want the windows xp "see" my fedora core (just like when i have
> > the two windows running).
> > When i did this with xp, everything was very click. The xp wizards
> > guided me throught the whole process.
> > I don't expect such a thing in fedora (naturally), but i'd just like a
> > simple way to make this p2p net to work.
> > There must be a tutorial os something for doing this, probably about
> > 10 million people have already done this at home.
> >
> 
> OK, so what you are saying is that you do not need to share your
> internet connection, you want to share your FILES. You want your XP
> machine to be able to have access to files on your Fedora system.
> 
> For that you could use Samba. I do it all the time, although I don't
> do it for the entire filesystem. I have a few shares that I have
> specifically set up so that I can easily transfer files back and
> forth. Samba can help you with that.
> 
> 
> --
> 
> 
> David
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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> those who understand binary, and those who don't.
> 


-- 
Leandro