[plug] linux 2 linux networking?

[John Knight]

>Sorry for not answering earlier, but to be honest, I thought you were
>joking when you asked for help, since you write for Tux mag and you know
>more than than almost anyone else I know about setting up video
>players.
> >

Cheers for all that, hehe. :) Something I must say in front of everyone, and 
encourage others to do also: I write for Tux magazine BECAUSE I AM NOT AN 
EXPERT, which I feel is very important as a writer. I became a writer 
because I was not satisfied with the current Linux magazines, most of the 
tutorials seem to be for people who have twenty years of experience! The 
more advanced you are as a user/writer, the more knowledge you assume on the 
part of the reader, and forget to include the fundamental 'in-between' steps 
that newbies need.

In the case of networking, I'm definitely not an expert! I have networked 
Linux boxes with Windows boxes, but when I finally got around to setting up 
two lin boxes, I didn't have a clue what to do (I just assumed that it would 
be a push over)! In case you're wondering, yes, all this is in aid of an 
article for Tux, and for other newbies, please do the same thing if 
possible. If you don't know how to do something, then you're in a prime 
position to benefit the rest of the community, as your investigations as to 
how to achieve a particular task will arm you with the 'in-between' steps 
that new users are looking for, that crusty old writers seem no longer 
capable of remembering! ;)