On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 06:39:40PM -0500, ming wrote: > Don't use ICS, its crap. If anything use RRAS on the windows box to > setup a router. It would be way better to use the linux box as the > router that you need. Then use iptables to set up some port forwarding > to the windows box for the services you want to display, ie web, smtp, > pop3. Just my $.02 > > Jason agreed > -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Munir Nassar > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 8:05 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Windows server: trying to assign static IP to linux > box > > On Sat, 26 Jul 2003, David Phillips wrote: > > > You aren't making any sense at all. What exactly is the problem? You > have > > five static IPs. Plug your DSL modem into a hub / switch. Plug both > of > > your computers into the switch. Assign each one of them a different > IP > > address. You can assign more than one IP address to each computer, > but > both > > computers cannot use the same IP address. > > uhh.. have you ever used the IntelDSLpro 2200? > > it is a PCI modem that works only in windows. > > You actually have to enable internet connection sharing in > windows and enable advanced routing to allow the PCs beind the w2k box > to > use external IPs. > > Munir Nassar > RedConcepts.NET > http://redconcepts.net/ If you're using win2k pro, yes. Server has RRAS (as mentioned above) as well, which works much better. And IPTABLES even more so. Or just get a good DSL modem? I have several friends that just called and complained (they were in similar situations) and they were sent an external modem within a week. -John _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list