internet connection sharing help needed

[gvsrinivasan]

i have two pc's at  home ,

the first pc is an  amd semperon and it has windows xp in it and it has  an adsl internet connection and it has two nic's in it  one for the adsl connection and other for lan connection

the second pc is an intel celeron and it has windows 98/kubuntu dapper drake in it

i was able to configure samba and work with it succersfully


the  configuration of my pc's as follows
server:
windowsxp - hostname(system1) - ip address : 192.168.0.1
client:
kubuntu -hostname(my-desktop) -ip address :
192.168.0.2

i want to share the  internet connection which i have in my  windows xp pc  with the kubuntu dapper drake pc

i configured smba using the instructions i found in  the forum topics and it is working geat  for me , so i hope i may get internet conection sharing to work for me

thanks in advance

[nixternal]

Re: internet connection sharing help needed

if you can access the internet from the win98 machine, and have internet sharing setup on the winxp box, then just set the gateway up in the kubuntu box (system settings > network) to 192.168.0.1 and add your dns servers as well.

[gvsrinivasan]

Re: internet connection sharing help needed

i am getting internet connection shared between windows xp and windows 98 through a proxy software called analog x and want to know whether dns server and ip address server are the same and how to find dns it in windows xp

the gateway should be specified in the route tab or in advanced settings of the configure interface window for the network device

[spotslayer]

Re: internet connection sharing help needed

A good IP tool to use in windows is ipconfig. A DOS window need to be opened from the start>run menu. Put CMD in that box and press enter. When you have a C:\ enter ipconfig /all, I think. Haven't done this in a long time so I am not completely sure if it it /all or - all but try /all first. You will see all the IP settings associated with the NIC's in that PC.

David

[gvsrinivasan]

Re: internet connection sharing help needed

i should put the dns server name of my lan connection and then what should i do test the internet connection through the shell or konsole , reply needed

my isp has a dynamic ip only and the ip address changes when ever i connect to internet through my adsl modem

[a_hippie]

Re: internet connection sharing help needed

that is kind of a rotten way to share a connection. if you are near any large outlet like staples/bestbuy/costco, it would be easier to buy a router to share the connection. it will give you a nice firewall and then you can share as many computers at once on that connection. most routers have at least 4 ports. my old wifi router has 4 ports and also wifi wan. it retails for less than us$40 dollars. or you can order them online at places like http://www.newegg.com/

my experience with ms is that too many issues can crop up and always at the worst of times. hardware router is simply the way to go . . .

good luck to you!

wishing you well.

[gvsrinivasan]

Re: internet connection sharing help needed

i am living in India and a basic router costs here about 80$,
thats too much money to spend on routers ,and my adsl modem has built in router in it ,

my isp assigns dynamic ip address for my broadband connection

this question may be silly to you,

i have two nic's in my amd computer and ,one nic is used for modem to Ethernet connection and another nic is used for the lan connection between two computers

my doubt is ,that i should assign the dns server address of my second nic or first nic,

how to test my internet connection through shell or konsole ,

when i ping my amd pc from my Intel celeron kubuntu box,
it works and goes on displaying packets and ip address
without stopping and i have to stop it manually only,
but samba works great for me in kubuntu

[eriefisher]

Re: internet connection sharing help needed

When you ping you have to give it a count:

ping -c 3 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

This will send three packets

[gvsrinivasan]

Re: internet connection sharing help needed

the ping worked great , now i have bought an compex 8-port switch
i want to share my internet connection through a switch and what should i need to share an internet connection through a switch

thanks inadvance

[eriefisher]

Re: internet connection sharing help needed

Connect the switch to the ADSL modem's LAN port and then connect the two machines to the switch. The switch should split the connection transparently. All you need to do is configure the card on your Kubuntu box.

K>>Systems Settings>>Network Settings>>Administrator Mode>>Password

[gvsrinivasan]

Re: internet connection sharing help needed

thanks for the help it worked great and now
i am having problems in apt-get and adept ,
i cannot update ,upgrade or install any packages from the apt-get or adept also ,
i have specified dhcp in my network settings in kubuntu , so what should i tweak to make apt-get and working for me
but i can browse the web with these settings

[Gezzer]

Re: internet connection sharing help needed

open a konsole and write
sudo kate

browse to the /etc/apt/sources list

remove the # from the repository entries
then try the update ...

[gvsrinivasan]

Re: internet connection sharing help needed

i have already solved the problem ,
i reinstalled the distro and then it picked up everything automatically after the installation and everything worked fine

thanks for the reply


when i searched the net for installing flash,java,and other multimedia codecs,

i came across three projects that are doing more or less the same job of installing restricted software in kubuntu ,

i don't think other distributions like suse,fedora,mandriva ,and vectorlinux have only one package for one solution

when i found this i was taken a back with the question why there are one or more packages for doing the same job of installing restricted software ,

but Linux means choices and the developers can create one solid application rather creating group of packages for doing same job

but finally settled with easyubuntu and usually i like to install packages separately

this fragmentation of Linux apps and Linux distribution may result as a roadblock in spreading its wings in various sectors in the coming years