Connecting Two Computers

[Bill Nash]

Checkout the HOWTO's for NAT/IP Masquerading. Those cover exactly what
you're looking for.

- billn

On Wed, 17 Jul 2002, Clayton Stapleton wrote:

>
> I have read the following dealing with networking and TCP/IP:
>         Network Administrators Guide
>         Running Linux
>         Networking-Overview-HOWTO
>         Net-HOWTO
>         Ethernet- HOWTO
>         Home-Networking-mini-HOWTO
>         ssh-HOWTO  (CSUA.Berkeley)
>         ssh man pages
>
> None of these covers what I am trying to accomplish. One computer is
> connected to the internet with a modem that uses a dynamic IP. This computer
> is connected  to a second computer using a crossover cable and an
> ethernet card in each. I can ping between the two and ssh host to the other
> one, so I know they are functioning in that respect.
>
> I have assigned IP addresses for the two computers. Whether or not  they
> are correct or not I no not know.
>
> I would like to use the computer without  the modem on the internet by
> utilizing the modem on the other system. I have not read how to accomplish
> this from all that  I have read. There are other uses that have been hinted
> at by the things that I have read on this list. It would help if there was a
> USER'S GUIDE for something like this so that people like me would be able to
> do some of them.
>
> Clay Stapleton
> Scottsdale, Arizona
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