Re: Networking


Subject: Re: Networking
From: Fielder George Dowding (fgdowding@iceworm-enterprises.net)
Date: Sun Dec 15 2002 - 16:38:34 AKST


Greetings Matthew,

I have had ACS DSL for well over a year (about 18 months I think). I
have my Gnu/Debian/Linux box acting as the Internet server
(firewall, router). This set up requires two Ethernet interfaces in
this box. One (eth0 in my case) serves my LAN through a hub. The
other (eth1) connects to the DSL modem provided by ACS. I have both
Linux/BSD and W98 boxen on the LAN. I also connect my laptop and the
odd experimental box from time to time to the hub. It works
perfectly.

I located the DSL modem at the point where my telephone line entered
my mobile home. I had to break the inside telephone wiring at this
point, but by doing this, the single filter provided by ACS serves
all the extensions I had installed. I did have to run a long
ethernet cable from the DSL modem to where my firewall/router is
located.

If you need a long cable, you can buy a length from Frigid North and
put the connectors on yourself. Ask someone at the Friday night
laboratory sessions for help. I always have my compression tool (for
RJ45 and RJ11 connectors) and both flavors of connectors in my van.

Cheerio!

On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 12:05:18 -0800
Matthew Dunaway <fert@eagle.ptialaska.net> wrote:

>
> Hello,
> I am getting DSL next week. :-)
> My question is, I have SuSE 8.1 Personal. My wife's computer has
> Windows 98SE
> Can I share DSL with both operating systems? Or do I have to have
> Linux on both?
> I also have Mandrake 9.0 Power Pack, but it is not installed yet.
> I have a 20 gig hard drive, but would like to get another drive
> (80 gig or better). Windows XP takes up more than half of my 20
> gig drive, and I don't want to remove SuSE, considering it took me
> a week to get it on the internet.
> My wife's computer only has a 4 gig drive, so a dual-boot is not
> an option at this point. Besides, I don't think she is interested
> in learing Linux anyway. It took me 8 months or so to teach her
> 98SE. (She had a stroke, so her memory is not what it used to be.
> :-( )
>
> Thanks
> Matt
>
>
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Since 1976 - Over 25 Years of Service.

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