> Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 09:28:57 +0200 > From: Pasha <e97665728@xxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Problemsconfiguring Firestarter > Cc: Fedora list <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <422EA5B9.2020603@xxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Leandro Melo wrote: > > >>On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 21:52:30 +0200, Pasha R <e97665728@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >>On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 23:47 -0300, Leandro Melo wrote: > >> > >> > >>>On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 19:31:37 +0200, Pasha <e97665728@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Leandro Melo wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Hi. > >>>>>I just intalled Firestarter on my Fedora 2. The goal is to share my > >>>>>Internet Fedora connection to my other computer at home that runs > >>>>>Windows XP. > >>>>>I followed the instructions at the Firestarter web site. I configured > >>>>>my Internet connection with the eth0 device (naturally, this is my > >>>>>hardaware device, but I'm using default's fedora network manager in > >>>>>which I have a logical ppp0 device - I called it eth0MyConn - that > >>>>>points to the eth0 hardware device). I also configured in Firestarter > >>>>>the other device I'd like to share the connection with, which is eth1. > >>>>>I configured it to use dhcp as it's suggested. The device eth1 is > >>>>>connected to my other computer that runs Windows XP. > >>>>>After doing the necessary configuration I finished Firestarter > >>>>>installation normally. > >>>>>The problems are: > >>>>> > >>>>>1 - When I try to start Firestarter (or when it starts by itself when > >>>>>I dial up) it gives an error that "eth0 is not ready... check if the > >>>>>connection is active". The point is that my connection is active, I > >>>>>can use the internet normally, but Firestarter gives this error. > >>>>> > >>>>>2 - If I try to use the connection stabilished in Fedora from my > >>>>>Windows XP, it doesn't work. In other words, the connection that is > >>>>>supposed to be shared is not working, my Windows XP can't see the > >>>>>connection. > >>>>> > >>>>>Can anyone help me out with these problems. I'm very new to linux. > >>>>> > >>>>>p.s.: I'll also try to send this message to firestarter mailling list, > >>>>>but if anyone could help me out also here, I'd appreciate. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>You need to configure ppp0 as your device connected to internet. > >>>>If you configure eth1 as using DHCP in firestarter, you also need to set > >>>>up DHCP server on your FC2 box. If all you have is 2 computers, you > >>>>probably don't need it. Just configure your machines with static IP > >>>>addresses ( like 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2). > >>>> > >>>> > >>>I tried to do this, but couldn't make it. > >>>When I add these static IPs, do I neet to created submasks and default > >>>gateway access? > >>>Here's what I got so far. > >>>I'm using Network Configuration tool for my Adsl connection. So, in > >>>Network configuration tool I have 2 physical devices: eth0 and eth1. > >>>I created a logical devices for an ADSL connection. From the Network > >>>configuration tool, I can see this device as: Devices ->ppp0 , > >>>Nickname-> eth0_ADSL, Type-> xDSL. > >>>My internet connection in the fedora computer is fine. I got a > >>>ethernet cable on device eth1 that goes to my computer running Windows > >>>XP. > >>>So, as I'm a total beginner in Linux, what are my next steps??? > >>>- Configure something else in Network Configuration tool...? > >>>- Configure Firestaster, what exactly...?? > >>>I'd really appreciate any help. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>As I understand your Fedora PC already has a working Internet connection > >>which you need to share. > >> > >>First, you need to configure eth1. Set it to statically allocated IP > >>address. Set IP address to 10.0.0.1 (for example), subnet mask to > >>255.255.0.0 and no default gateway. > >> > >>Now you need to configure your WinXP machine. In your Connection > >>properties dialog set to static IP address, IP address 10.0.0.2, netmask > >>255.255.0.0, default gateway 10.0.0.1 (or whatever address you set for > >>eth1 on Fedora box) and set your DNS addresses. You can find your DNS > >>addresses in DNS tab on Fedora box or in file /etc/resolv.conf. > >> > >>Ping 10.0.0.1 from your WinXP machine to verify your configuration. > >> > >>Now, in firestarter wizard, specify ppp0 as internet connected device, > >>and eth1 as device for connection sharing. I must admit I never tried > >>connection sharing with firestarter as I have only 1 computer at home, > >>but I hope it will work. > >> > >> > > > > > >Allright, I'm almost there. > >Thanks for your tips already, but I still got one problem. > >I did everything just as you described. I can now ping my windows > >computer from fedora and I can also ping my fedora computer from > >windows. > >I'm also able to start firestarter firewall without errors. However, I > >cannot access the Internet from my Windows computer yet. > >Here's my network configuration in firestarter. > > > >NETWORK SETTINGS > >Internet connected network device > > Detected device(s): Dialup device (pppo) > >Local network connected device > > Detected device(s): Ethernet device (eth1) > > Enable Internet connection sharing: True > > Enable DHCP for local network: False > > > >My configuration of ppp0 and eth1 in the Network Configuration Tool is > >exactly the same as you suggested me to do (so is my Windows > >configuration). > >Can anyone help me give this next step??? > >Thanks. > > > > > > > What errors do you get when you try to access the internet from WinXP? Actually, sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. Give me a few days to try to figure out this instability problem. If I can't fix I'll let you know. Thanks. Leandro
