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by **Matthew Richardso** » Mon, 13 Jan 1997 04:00:00

Hello from the soggy Pacific Northwest :),

I would like to cennect my Win95 box to my Linux box so that my Win95
machine can use the Linux machines PPP connection. I know I need to
implement a TCP/IP connection between the 2, but I'm not sure what
how-to or FAQ covers that. Both machines have NE2000 compatible Ethernet
Cards. Also, would it be worth my time to implement Samba for file and
print sharing? THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE FOR ALL ASSISTANCE!

Later,
Matt

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by **den..** » Tue, 14 Jan 1997 04:00:00

> I would like to cennect my Win95 box to my Linux box so that my Win95
> machine can use the Linux machines PPP connection. I know I need to
> implement a TCP/IP connection between the 2, but I'm not sure what
> how-to or FAQ covers that. Both machines have NE2000 compatible Ethernet
> Cards. Also, would it be worth my time to implement Samba for file and
> print sharing? THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE FOR ALL ASSISTANCE!

I run a local office network using linux as my server, I run TCP/IP on
my win 95 box and have samba set-up. I don't use the Inet from the
linux box, bot would assume that if the linux box is happy with the net,
the win95 box would also, once connected. I run a simple 10base-T
ethernet, using a variety of ne200, and 3com cards(3com cards rock!)
just recompile the kernel for your appropriate ethernet card, then you
should be pretty much bea ready to go. my routing table looks like this:
Kernel routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window Use
Iface
localnet * 255.255.255.0 U 1500 0 57
eth0
loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 3584 0 29
lo
default * * U 1500 0 0
eth0
yuma:~#

I do have Samba set up it is way kewl!!, but first just get the telnets
and ftp's to work.. from teh win95 box the win95 boxes are set up like
this, for just TCP/IP (telnet,ftp,etc)
ADAPTER: ne200
PROTOCOL: TCP/IP -> ADAPTER
Nothing more
TCP/IP is set up like this:
IP: Specified (i use 1.2.3.8, and subnet just like up above in route)
WINS: DISABLED
GATEWAY: disabled
BINDINGS: NONE
DNS: Enabled( i set it up on the linux box(BIG PAIN!, BUT KEWL) )
Host. yuma
domain?: tdyc.com
ip: 1.2.3.4 (linux ip #)
DSSO: NONE

THAT IS IT!
for samba( set up samb on the linux box(read the docs) then on the win95
machines just add:
CLIENT: Microsoft Networks
MAKE SURE YOU BIND TCP/IP to use the Microsoft NEtwork!!
then your there. :) use network neighborhood
Network neighborhood does*up on me time to time I normally right
click and use find computers

TTYL!'

by **B.A.McCau..** » Tue, 14 Jan 1997 04:00:00

> I would like to cennect my Win95 box to my Linux box so that my Win95
>machine can use the Linux machines PPP connection. I know I need to
>implement a TCP/IP connection between the 2, but I'm not sure what
>how-to or FAQ covers that.

Setting up the connection is just a case of doing it. It's bog
standard network stuff so just follow the NET-2-HOWTO. Using a PPP
connection for 2 machines (without the co-operation of your ISP)
requires Masquerading.

Quote:>Also, would it be worth my time to implement Samba for file and
>print sharing?

How the *?s%^ should we know? Samba will give you file and print
sharing but only you can tell how much this is worth to you.

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by **t. smit** » Wed, 15 Jan 1997 04:00:00

> Hello from the soggy Pacific Northwest :),

> I would like to cennect my Win95 box to my Linux box so that my Win95
> machine can use the Linux machines PPP connection. I know I need to
> implement a TCP/IP connection between the 2, but I'm not sure what
> how-to or FAQ covers that. Both machines have NE2000 compatible Ethernet
> Cards.

I just got this exact thing working tonight !! So I'll give you some
tips.
First, I assume you have the NE2000 cards correctly talking ? I assume
you can ping between your Win95 and Linux machines. Also, I assume you
have a good PPP connection to an ISP available to the Internet from your
Linux box. Now, you have realized that Linux provides a much better
connection and you want to use it's PPP implementation, so....now...
What I did..I recompiled the kernel to include IP-Masquerading and
Firewalls...there's a totally super-excellent MINI-HOWTO on
IP-Masquerading that tell you exactly what to do.
After this recompilation of the kernel, I edited my Win95
NE2000>TCP/IP properties exactly as it says in the mini-howto, and
restarted Linux, and gave two command line parameters per the mini-howto
and it worked beautifully....can use Netscape on Win95 whilst connected
to the Inernet via my Linux PPP.

Quote:> Also, would it be worth my time to implement Samba for file and
> print sharing? THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE FOR ALL ASSISTANCE!

IF you have an urge to see your Linux files on Win95 then yes. If you
just want to be able to share them, then an easier way is to configure
Win95 simply to share its drives ( make them 'shareable'), then Win95
starts acting as its own dumb server to anyone. Then, get the 'smbmout'
utility package. This will allow you to mount those Win95 'shares' on a
directory in Linux, say /mnt/Win95, and you can start sharing files from
both boxes on the Linux box.
smbmount program doesn't require *anything* to do with the Samba
package, but I think you have to recompile the kernel to allow the smbfs
filesystem support.

--tom--

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