[Sheflug] Re: BNC Network Question

[Richard Ibbotson <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Darrell

> Why cut the samba? I need this to share files between machines (the
> other two are windows machines). I could set up another machine
> with smoothwall on and use that as the gateway for the whole
> system, would this help?

That's what you want to do.  Watch out for a backlash from the 
Smoothwall list.  Most people get kicked out.  You might also 
consider Freesco and Ip Cop but I much prefer to roll my own.  That 
way I know what's in the box.

> I'm not too fluent on ipchains or
> iptables. I attended the meeting where Alistair gave a talk on them
> but that's pretty much all I know about them.

Hmm... might be a good time to learn ?

> How would I do this? I'll be using TCP/IP but this is my first time
> (really, apart from networking my linux box to a smoothwall box a
> few months ago) at networking.

Set your gateway box up as the top level machine.  Something like 
192.168.1.1 is very popular.  Then your next computer is 192.168.1.2 
and so on.  After that you set up routing and masquerading on the 
gateway box.  You should find that all of the "auto-config" firewall 
software does this for you without you having to think about it.

This isn't an ideal situation but it's probably the best you can do 
for a home connection without spending loadsa spons.

> What I meant was, if one machine isn't plugged into the network
> will it still function properly.

Yes, it'll work.  But, you won't be able to view web pages or check 
e-mail until you plug it into your network.

Ta

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Richard
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