Re: Providing network services for a laptop. Internet connection, and PPP
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 01:34:35PM -0600, John Purser wrote:
| Hello,
|
| I'm running Debian Woody with a custom 2.4.10 kernel. On weekends someone
| plugs their laptop running Win2K into my ethernet network. In order to
| allow her to browse the internet I have to reconfigure her (static) IP
| settings. In order to allow her to dial into the company NT server I have
| to run a phone line down to her desk in addition to the ethernet cable.
| Here's what I'm trying to do.
|
| First I want to configure my Debian machine to answer to the IP addresses of
| the DNS servers she uses at work. I did this on a Red Hat box from
| instructions in the Apache manual by O'Reilly but if anyone can steer me to
| a HOWTO on this I'd appreciate it.
See the IPTABLES howto. You can intercept packets with a given
IP/port and forward them to your own BIND. (or even your DNS service)
| Second set up DNS (BIND) on the Debian box. I was planning to do that
| anyway just for the experience. I think I can configure a route to her
| company's NT box through a modem connected to the Debian box. Does this
| sound like a good idea and if so can you steer me to some applicable HOWTO's
| or other docs that have been helpful to you.
You can manage IP packets so if you can dial-in (or use the existing
(ethernet) network) you should be able to do this. Is there an IP
address that is known for the NT server? If so your box (with
MASQueradeing) should be able to just route those packets. Otherwise
I'm not certain how you would go about routing them.
-D
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