Qwest, Windows ME, and Debian Linux

Mon, 20 Aug 2001 19:09:14 -0700 (PDT)

If the Intel DSL card runs under Linux then you could put it in your Linux box 
and then add a second network card and run a cable from the second NIC to your 
mom's box.  You'd have to setup your Linux box as a router and do Network 
Address Translation so your mom's box can access the Internet through your 
box.  If you're really interested in learning more about Linux and networking, 
this would be a good project, but there's going to be a relatively steep 
learning curve for awhile if you're new to Linux/networking.
Another option would be to get an external DSL modem and plug it into a hub, 
from which you could plug in all your other computers (I'm assuming your DSL 
provider is using DHCP and that you can get multiple IP addresses by simply 
plugging in to the hub).  HOWEVER, it'd be more secure if you could put some 
sort of firewall in between the DSL modem and your systems.  You could setup 
an old computer to serve just this function (again, another great learning 
opportunity) or you could buy a dedicated firewall/router from Netgear, 
Sonicwall (the SOHO2 rocks!), or Linksys.
~M

Quoting "Mike J." <mizery_maker@hotmail.com>:

> 
> Hi, I'm new to this list, and must ask this question:
> 
> My mom has a computer that is using Qwest DSL services. It has that
> Intel 
> Pro 2100 DSL card in there. I will be getting my own computer soon, and
> it 
> will be running on Debian Linux. I want to know what I need to take 
> advantage of the DSL connection on my mom's computer(which is running on
> 
> Windows ME) with my Linux run machine which will be in the next room.
> Any 
> help here?
> 
> 
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