SHAMEFULLY NEWBIE

[Mischa Falkenburg]

William F Pearson III wrote:

>I totally forgot about ICS. I used to setup ICS (Internet connection
>sharing) back before I got broadband and Linux had no
>winmodem/linmodem support. If you can invest in a couple of ethernet
>cables and a cheap hub or switch you can network the two computers.
>Run the network setup wizard on your windows box. Windows will ask if
>that is the computer that connects to the internet, answer yes. It
>will then ask if you want to share the connection with other computers
>on your network, answer yes. It will also ask for a workgroup name,
>this can be a name of your choosing, the default for XP is MSHOME, for
>other versions it is WORKGROUP. After you complete the setup and
>reboot Windows will share it's connection with your Ubuntu machine.
>You will also be able to then setup Samba on your Ubuntu machine which
>will enable you to share files and printers between the two computers.
>When you're ready to set this all up send me an email. I currently
>have a home network running Windows, MacOS and Linux, all share an
>internet connection, files and printers. It works wonderfully but
>takes a little work to get setup the first time.
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>On 4/15/05, Vram <lamsokvr at xprt.net> wrote:
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>>brian Beck wrote:
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>>>depending on your windows version but I think that internet connetion
>>>sharing is still around, you may want to check up on how to do that,
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>>>You basiclly would need an ethernet card in each machine, (less than
>>>$10 each) and if you connect the ethernet card directly to the ubuntu
>>>machine without using a network hub, you will need a special cable
>>>called a crossover cable. Otherwise you would need a hub, and use
>>>standard cables.
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>>>then when the ubuntu machine tries to get on the internet the windows
>>>computer upstairs would dial the internet and pass the information
>>>downstairs over the network cable.
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>>>Other advantages are that you could share files and printers this way
>>>between the computers.(get the internet connection working first
>>>though)
>>>It has been over 6 years ago that I did dial up so anyone else please
>>>correct me on the "recent" changes.
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>>>Brian
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>>>On 4/15/05, Mischa Falkenburg <mandcfalk at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
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>>>>William F Pearson III wrote:
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>>>>>It must be the basement. Often when you setup computers below ground
>>>>>you have to deal with the earth's magnetic field. The magnetic field
>>>>>along with ultra-low frequencies from the tectonic plates can wreck
>>>>>havoc on your internet connection. Try connecting at ground level, or
>>>>>better yet the attic. Really I'm just kidding and I feel like being a
>>>>>jackass today.
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>>>>>As the previous responder said, there are exceptions. If your ISP
>>>>>requires proprietary Windows software to connect you might be in
>>>>>trouble. If all you need is a modem and Windows dial-up-networking you
>>>>>should be fine with networking configuration in the gnome menu. System
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>>>>>>Adminstration > Networking
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>>>>>On 4/15/05, azz <ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org> wrote:
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>>>>>>Just about everything you need to get online is included on the cd.
>>>>>>There are exceptions...
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>>>>You seemed pretty humorous to me...
>>>>Yeah, the ISP want's to use Windows...that's what the upstairs box is doing.
>>>>It's through ATT, and they've been zero help in how to do this...it's
>>>>like nothing other than Windows exists - sheesh!
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>>On Windows XP... I believe it is called BRIDGEing???
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>>HTH
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>>Vram
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William, this looks like a good way for me to go. Once I get the proper 
equipment together, I'll get in touch.
Also thnx to the rest of you for your suggestions and guidance.
Mischa