Colin Paul Adams wrote: >>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Martin <kevintm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >>>>>> > > Kevin> Colin Paul Adams wrote: > >> I have a fedora 9 box which is connected to my wireless network > >> (via network manager). > >> > >> It also has an ethernet port, and there is a windows xp > >> professional box in the same room with an ethernet port too. I > >> have a cable to connect the two boxes together. > >> > >> So I want to set up a lan with the linux end addressed as > >> 10.0.0.1 and the windows end addressed as 10.0.0.2, and a > >> netmask of 255.255.255.0. And for the windows box to be able to > >> connect to the internet by routing through to the linux box, > >> and thence through to the wireless network. > >> > >> How do I configure the two boxes to do this? > >> > Kevin> Are you asking *how* to setup the static addresses for the > Kevin> interfaces and then the routing, or just the routing? If > > Both, really. > > Kevin> it's just the routing, on the windows box (from a cmd.exe > Kevin> window) do a "route -p add net 0.0.0.0 mask 255.255.255.0 > Kevin> 10.0.0.1" (that will setup the static route to route > Kevin> everything thru the Linux ip address and save it for future > > It doesn't. It responds with: > > Bad destination address netA > Actually, I think it's "route add 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0 10.0.0.1"...take a look at netstat -rn (to see what routes are set) and do a "route -?" to see what the route syntax is (for example, you may not need the "mask 0.0.0.0" when setting the default route, I don't know for sure). > Kevin> traffic, and you'll need to setup ip forwarding in > Kevin> /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward. > > How do I do that? > echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward FWIW, I don't know if that will stay on a reboot so you may need to setup that command in /etc/rc.d/rc.local so it's replaced each time. > Kevin> As to setting up the static routes, in Windows the easiest way to do it is with the > Kevin> Networking gui, > > I thought that was what the above command was supposed to do. What > else do I need to do? > My apologies, I meant to say static ip address with the GUI, not static routes. > P.S. It is Chinese-language Windows (for my wife - I wouldn't dream of > using windows myself), and I can't read Chinese, so I have to get her > to translate, and she doesn't understand computer technical terms. > So command lines would be easier for me. > Well, there's a command called netsh that can apparently do this but it requires a service called remoteaccess to be running which doesn't appear to exist on Windows desktop O.S.'s. That being said, it's the GUI or nothing. > Kevin> in linux you can use Network Manager (yuk) > Kevin> or set it up in the /etc/sysconfig/networking and > Kevin> /etc/sysconfig/networking-scripts area. > > What needs setting up? > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
