linux -> Win XP -> Internet

Hi All,

I am trying to connect a network like this:

Linux ------> Win XP --------> Innternet
wireless

Explanation:
I have a laptop which runs Win XP Professional and is connected to the
internet on campus via a wireless card. The other machine is running
RH Linux and is connected to the laptop via a crossover cable. I am
giving the linux machine a private address (192.168.2.5) and the
laptops eth interface 192.168.2.6, which is also the Linux box's
default GW. Since the Linux box cannot be directly connected to the
internet, I want to access the internet through the Win XP machine.

I know that I need NAT enabled on XP, which I have read somewhere is
done by default. I have also configured the nameserver on Linux
(/etc/resolv.conf) to be the same as that of the Win XP machine.

I am able to ping to the wireless interface from the linux box but not
beyond that (the access point for instance).

Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong (or If I am not doing
enough).

Thanks,

Vipul

On 13 Jul 2003 06:53:29 -0700, panache wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to connect a network like this:
>
> Linux ------> Win XP --------> Innternet
> wireless
>
> Explanation:
> I have a laptop which runs Win XP Professional and is connected to the
> internet on campus via a wireless card. The other machine is running
> RH Linux and is connected to the laptop via a crossover cable. I am
> giving the linux machine a private address (192.168.2.5) and the
> laptops eth interface 192.168.2.6, which is also the Linux box's
> default GW. Since the Linux box cannot be directly connected to the
> internet, I want to access the internet through the Win XP machine.
>
> I know that I need NAT enabled on XP, which I have read somewhere is
> done by default. I have also configured the nameserver on Linux
> (/etc/resolv.conf) to be the same as that of the Win XP machine.
>
> I am able to ping to the wireless interface from the linux box but not
> beyond that (the access point for instance).
>
> Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong (or If I am not doing
> enough).

If your route -n shows something like this
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 192.168.2.6 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0

and you indicated you can ping your linux gateway (192.168.2.6) which works
and you cannot ping your XP/ISP gateway ip from your linux box
you have a windows problem.

That means you ask windows questions in a windows news group.

panache wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to connect a network like this:
>
> Linux ------> Win XP --------> Innternet
> wireless
>
> Explanation:
> I have a laptop which runs Win XP Professional and is connected to the
> internet on campus via a wireless card. The other machine is running
> RH Linux and is connected to the laptop via a crossover cable. I am
> giving the linux machine a private address (192.168.2.5) and the
> laptops eth interface 192.168.2.6, which is also the Linux box's
> default GW. Since the Linux box cannot be directly connected to the
> internet, I want to access the internet through the Win XP machine.
>
> I know that I need NAT enabled on XP, which I have read somewhere is
> done by default. I have also configured the nameserver on Linux
> (/etc/resolv.conf) to be the same as that of the Win XP machine.
>
> I am able to ping to the wireless interface from the linux box but not
> beyond that (the access point for instance).
>
> Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong (or If I am not doing
> enough).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Vipul

I set up a similar configuration at home. I have win98 box with internal
DSL modem (no linux drivers). I set up win98 to do internet connection
sharing and set up linux to use win98 as gateway. Really quite easy.

Thanks Joseph!

It worked

Regards,
Vipul