[olug] D-Link DFE-530TX+ NICs and Linux?

[Mark Ericksen]

Don,

I have setup my Linux box as a local server to provide a firewall and give 
access to the internet through my cable modem.

Once I got the hardware issues worked out it was easy. I am using Mandrake 
8.0 to do it. I used the wizards that they have to setup net access and 
share the connection. I also used the wizard to setup a 'tiny firewall'.

Haven't done anything with VNC at home tho.

Enjoy!
-Mark

>From: Don Kauffman <dkauffman at tconl.com>
>Reply-To: olug at bstc.net
>To: OLUG <olug at bstc.net>
>Subject: [olug] D-Link DFE-530TX+ NICs and Linux?
>Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 11:33:57 -0500
>
>Has anyone used D-Link Ethernet cards with Linux? I bought  2  because I
>want  to set up a network between my Windows and Linux boxes (plus they
>were cheap with a $10  rebate  and on sale for $9.95).
>
>Here's what I want to do. If there's a how-to out there or if someone
>has already posted this question could someone please point me to the
>answers?
>
>1. Set up my linux box to serve my M$ 98 machine and act as a fire wall
>for my cable internet connection. I know this means I have to have two
>NICs in the linux box  Has any one had any experience setting this up?
>Pointers and tips will be gratefully received!
>
>2. Use VNC to connect to linux from Windows.
>
>Alternatively I suppose I could do it almost the opposite way and set up
>the windows box between the internet and linux box and still use VNC to
>connect to linux.
>
>Either way would be preferable to the switching situation I have now. I
>have to reboot linux if I switch the monitor, mouse and keyboard to work
>in windows because, when I switch back, the cursor or mouse pointer is
>stuck at the top of the screen in X and in the "command line screens"
>This setup is far from  ideal but if anyone has any ideas about why this
>bug is  happening I'd appreciate hearing it .I'm running red hat with
>the 2.2.6 kernel  I'm not sure what version of X
>
>Thanks!
>
>Don K.
>
>
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