On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 03:59:40 -0400, shaaadow13 wrote in
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> Hi all, hope someone can help. My setup: connecting to alltel dsl
> through an external modem and a Linksys pci adapter (eth1). On another
> pci adapter(eth0) I have a my playstation2 connected. Under windows I
> used netconn.exe to connect the two. I have recently started using Suse
> 9.0 personal linux. Can anyone tell me how to do this using linux? I am
> new to the whole linux os and would appreciate any help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Shadow13

I'd say the easiest way to do it would be to have a dedicated
gateway/firewall on your network. All you need is an old 486 PC, and a
floppy distribution like Coyote Linux (http://www.coyotelinux.com). Then
all you have to do when you want to give a new computer internet access is
to simply plug the machine into the hub. Make sure you use a straight
through cat-5 cable, rather than a crossover.

If you don't want to do that, try using a proxy server like Squid. The
rpms should be on the CD.

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On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 03:59:40 -0400, shaaadow13 wrote:

> Hi all, hope someone can help. My setup: connecting to alltel dsl through an
> external modem and a Linksys pci adapter (eth1). On another pci
> adapter(eth0) I have a my playstation2 connected. Under windows I used
> netconn.exe to connect the two. I have recently started using Suse 9.0
> personal linux. Can anyone tell me how to do this using linux? I am new to
> the whole linux os and would appreciate any help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Shadow13

You can use ipmasq. I'm unsure how this is installed on suse. Under debian
there is a specific package for this ("ipmasq") which you install and
setups your iptables rules etc for forwarding the connection. Maybe there
is a similar package for suse. If you want to surf the internet, you'll
also have to forward dns by either entering the dns servers on the other
machines (but since this is a ps2 you'll probably not be doing that) or
installing bind or whatever to forward local queries.

Try looking for a package which deals with ipmasq. If you can't find one
go to http://www.tldp.org and look for a howto on the matter.

greets,
Wim