Re: networking dos/windows machines by ethernet to Linux box

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From: KELLY FOSTER
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 00:00

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In <4dibo6$ivj@imp.fl.net.au> leung@hutch.com.au (Joe Leung) writes: 
>
>-*Binh*- <u922992@student.canberra.edu.au> wrote:
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>>> I have a Linux box  (486dx2/66, 16 M RAM, Linux 1.2.13) with a ppp
link 
>>> (dynamically assigned IP number) to my ISP...ppp works fine.
>>> I want to set up a small ethernet network of PCs with various
configurations, 
>>> including some DOS/Windows ones, that can use my Linux box as a
gateway to 
>>> share the ppp link.  
>
>>Recompile your kernel to have IP masquarading support...if you have 
>>kernel 1.2.xx you need to get the IP masq patch file...you can get it
off 
>>my sites at 
>
>HI,
>
>Linux newbie question
>
>With  IP masquarading can I leave IP forwarding/gatewaying off fo it
>acts as a sorta firewall.
>
>
>
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From: kellyfos@ix.netcom.com (KELLY FOSTER )
Subject: Re: networking dos/windows machines by ethernet to Linux box
Date: 1996/01/23
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