[plug] Basic network setup question

[Arie de Vries]

From: "Steege, Phil E" <phil.e.steege at lmco.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 8:50 PM


> When I setup my Linux machine, it asks for my IP address, and
netmask and
> also my gateway.
> I am using 192.168.0.1 and 255.255.255.0 for the first two, but what
gateway
> address do I use on a small network of three machines (two linux and
one
> windows 2000)?

The IP address of the Win2k as you have stated that it has the modem.

> I am using 192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.2, and 192.168.0.3 for the three
machines.
> The windows 2000 machine has the modem to the ISP, but I have not
set it up
> to share the connection for the linux machines...that is the goal,
but not
> done yet.
>
You would be better off moving the modem to one of your linux boxes
and configure it to be the firewall/gateway.
Win2k has to many services open, which are subject to attack when used
as a gateway.

Arie de Vries
08 9418 5299