On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 12:49:55AM -0400, JakeCatfox@aol.com wrote: > Hi, I'm building a Linux box that will serve as a server and gateway to split > internet access from a cable modem to numerous machines (some Linux, some > Winblows.) I'm putting in 2 network cards and a dual-processor motherboard > with 2 Pentium II processors. What do I need to do to set it up to perform IP > Masquerading, and how do I turn on dual-processing support in Linux? Do I > just compile in Symmetric multiprocessing support into the kernel? Also, how > do I set up file sharing so that every machine on my network can access the > files on any other? I've noticed a lot of your posts read like "How do I do this, how do I do that" with no mention of whether you've tried anything or even taken the trouble to look things up. In the Linux world, this behavior tends to get you ignored. As someone who was brand new to Linux 7 years ago or so, I know how you feel ... this is all new and quite daunting. Unlike you, I didn't have mailing lists to mine for data ... I had documentation on disk and that was about it. Some ftp sites had docs as well. This new thing call the "world wide web" looked promising ... So, I say to you: STFW (search the fine web) and RTFM (read the fine manual). All three of your questions have been answered countless times on this list (and others) so I'll only provide partial answers. # apt-get install ipmasq The ipmasq package comes with a lot of documentation. Read it. Here's a hint for your second question: # apt-get install kernel-package RTFM man kernel-package Grab the kernel source of your choice from www.kernel.org. Compile it. Enable SMP if you want to (HINT: it's enabled by default in the config you get after untarring a fresh source tarball). Your third question is too broad. We don't know anything about your network or what you're trying to accomplish. If I were in your shoes I'd postpone 3 until I had a firm grip on 1 and 2. Sorry if you think I'm being an asshole ... but quite frankly if you can't read and research on your own you probably don't need to be running Linux. Certainly not Debian/GNU Linux ... Cheers, -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:nnorman@micromuse.com | -- Patton
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