[wplug] how to network two computers

[Alexandros Papadopoulos]

On Thursday 08 May 2003 17:27, Paul G Cantalupo wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to network my two computers at home using Linux. One of them
> is a Mac G3 Power Book running OS X (soon to be partitioned and running
> Linux) and a HP 4450 (no network card) that runs Slackware.  Currently, I
> connect to the Internet by 56kbps dialup (ugh!) with the 4450. So, what do
> I need to do to get both of them talking to each other and connected to
> the web at the same time? Can a dialup line be shared? Do I have to buy a
> network card for my HP? If so, do they make hubs/switches that use a phone
> line as the uplink?

I'd say that for your setup, the easiest solution is adding an Ethernet card 
to the HP, connect it with the Mac with a crossover cable, and configure NAT 
on the HP to forward the packets of the Mac to and fro. Therefore all 
Internet connectivity will be handled by HP, and the connection will be 
shared with the Mac. No need for a hub.

Start with this: http://tldp.org/LDP/nag2/x-087-2-masq.configuration.html

-A
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