Connection Sharing

[Lord C]

Here's my guide to sharing an internet connection.
This guide presumes ...
Host = Linux
Client = Windoze
eth0 = Internet Connection
eth1 = LAN

su
echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
service shorewall stop && chkconfig --del shorewall

Download [url=IPKUNGFU]http://www.linuxkungfu.org/ipkungfu/ipkungfu-0.4.0.tgz[/url]
cd ~/ipkungfu
su
./install

pico /etc/ipkungfu/custom.conf
On the line $IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -p udp --dport 2002 -j $LOG_CMD "SLAPPER! rm -f /tmp/*bugtraq*" remove the -j (shown in bold.

pico /etc/ipkungfu/ipkungfu.conf
make sure you have defined the correct ethernet devices
EXT_NET="eth0"
INT_NET="eth1"
Also, set Masquerading and IP_forwarding to 1

run 'ipkungfu'
and check 'iptables -L' to verify.

Now point your DNS on the windows machine to the results you get in
grep nameserver /etc/resolv.conf

and your gateway to your internal IP
ifconfig eth1

(Dont forget to make your Windoze internal IP within the 'LOCAL_NET' range)

Restart your Windoze machine (ROFL)
And your network should be working

[Lord C]

PS: This was intended for Mandrake, you do not need to disable Shorewall if you are not running mandrake.

[caveman]

Must say TX to BaDDaSS
Been putting the sharing off for some time now.

Except having to change a few things eg.
eth0 is the local LAN and ppp0 as the Internet connection,
everything is working like a charm

The 2 other Linux boxes and the wifes' w2k machine all
connected without a problem.

Only 1 question.
I connect using 3 different ISP's depending on my needs at the time.
So everytime the resolv.conf have different entries.
Q. Can I add the 3 diferent DNS entries, and will they be resolved as needed
on the other machines?
I've tried - but unless I set the primary DNS correctly - it doesn't work.
I really don't feel like setting the DNS on the other machines everytime I connect
using a different ISP.
Must be missing something

Tx in advance

[Void Main]

I would run my own DNS server if I were you and point your clients to it. Just install the "bind" package if it isn't installed and fire up named. Then point all your clients to your local DNS server.