Connecting Linux to Internet through Windows XP

Hi everyone,
I would like to connect my laptop, which has Redhat Linux installed, to the
Internet through my desktop which has an ADSL connection to the Internet. I
already have networking up and running but can't figure out how to get the
Internet connection working.

TIA

Steve

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 06:13:28 +0200, Steve wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I would like to connect my laptop, which has Redhat Linux installed, to the
> Internet through my desktop which has an ADSL connection to the Internet. I
> already have networking up and running but can't figure out how to get the
> Internet connection working.

Well your subject indicates the desktop is Windows XP.

Would not that question be placed in a Micro$not news group?

Well I had considered it but thought the Linux community would be more
knowledgeable

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> Well your subject indicates the desktop is Windows XP.
>
> Would not that question be placed in a Micro$not news group?

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Bit Twister wrote:
> Well your subject indicates the desktop is Windows XP.
>
> Would not that question be placed in a Micro$not news group?

It regularly comes up here, and we regularly tell them to do it the
other way around.

To the OP: it really is reckless to depend on a MS machine for security.
Any old piece of junk which can run Linux can also do firewalling and
NAT for a typical broadband connection and multiple clients. I did it
with a 386DX33/8MB RAM. It never broke a sweat.

If you're stuck behind the XP box for reasons real or imaginary, I think
all you have to do is set your client to use DHCP. Consult your distro
documentation to see how to do that. And yes, consult MS and MS forums
for information pertaining to MS services.
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On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 06:43:12 +0200, Steve wrote:
> Well I had considered it but thought the Linux community would be more
> knowledgeable

I understand, but if we start answering Micro$not questions here it
would be like feeding bears on the back porch. Pretty soon there in
the kitchen and very hard to get rid of. You not allowed to shoot
them.

You may want to read http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
I assume your using a cross-over cable and you have been looking at the

Network Administration Tool
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...rk-config.html

or netconfig which sets up the network files
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...netconfig.html

which are
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...rkscripts.html

of which the contents have
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...nterfaces.html

For some light reading
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...ide/index.html


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> "Bit Twister" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Well your subject indicates the desktop is Windows XP.
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>> Would not that question be placed in a Micro$not news group?
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/dev/rob0 wrote:

> Preference varies. A broadband router certainly is a good value for the
> money, but it's not my preference for protection. It's fine to get you
> up and running and probably reasonably safe, without any in-depth
> understanding of networking and firewalls. Conversely it's not a good
> way to learn much about all that.

I have a Linux firewall/router. However, many people would rather not build
something like that.

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