Configuring network stuff

[jbanafato]

I just got my NIC working and now I want to set up my internet access. I have Mandrake 7.2 and I know I need to go through a proxy server. I need to know how I'm supposed to set up all the address. Can somebody please give me a starting point? Thanks a lot...

-Joe

[JuanTanamera]

Originally posted by jbanafato:
I just got my NIC working and now I want to set up my internet access. I have Mandrake 7.2 and I know I need to go through a proxy server. I need to know how I'm supposed to set up all the address. Can somebody please give me a starting point? Thanks a lot...


-Joe

Wadda ya wanna do ?
what programs do ya need to use for the net ?
what kind proxy server ?
do you know the address of the proxy server and the port number the proxy server uses ?

[m1rr0r]

What other operating system/s do you have on your network and do they see each other? I cant give much advice with this little information. You dont need a proxy to share internet access between multiple computers that are networked. I have placed linux as the main computer online, made sure my kernel had ip_forwarding enabled, and added a few lines to the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file. I have changed the ways i do this but this script added to rc.local should get the linux side of this profect on a role.
# --------------------
# Enable IP Forwarding
# --------------------

if [ -f /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward ]; then
echo "Enabling IP Forwarding"
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
else
echo
echo "** The kernel is not configured with IP Forwarding."
echo "** Aborting /etc/rc.d/rc.local. Recompile your kernel"
echo "** or upgrade to a recent kernel."
echo

fi

If your other computer is windows then you will have to add "linux" as the gateway and add your isps DNS numbers where specified as well.

To those that read this before i edited it. i am sorry. I musta been on drugs when i 1st replied to this situation.



[This message has been edited by m1rr0r (edited 06 November 2000).]