share internet / files over crossover cable

seren · Guru Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Posts: 448 Location: Wisconsin

i have two gentoo boxes i was wondering how i could connect them to share the internet / files etc. i tried this http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml
but its for a dedicated box and i just want to link one to the other i was able to get the boxes talking to each other but couldnt get any of them to ping any websites. when i broought the eth0 on the 2nd box i cant access the internet from the first anymore,and the second wont ping any websites. any programs or ideas would GREATLY appreciated. i have a dynamic ip its usually in the range of 69.210.X.X my dsl modem is at 192.168.0.1. the pc that the modem is connected to has two nics and they both work. the nic in the second box works fine too. first box in runnig gentoo sources 2.6.13.4 second is runnig 2.6.14 nitro-sources.

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:23 pm Post subject:

seren,

To share files, you need to give the interfaces at the ends of the crossover cable different static IPs in the same subnet but a different subnet to the one in use for the internet.
Then build the nfs filesystem into the kernel at each end and emerge net-fs/nfs-utils at each end
On the host PC create an /etc/exports to export the filesystem you want to share

seren · Guru Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Posts: 448 Location: Wisconsin

the host pc is directly connected to the adsl modem, my connection uses dhcp. thanks for the quick reply, ill work on sharing files for now.

seren · Guru Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Posts: 448 Location: Wisconsin

hard to believe no one knows how to, tryed, wanted get this running. or maybe its a stupid n00b networking question? but i have searched and searched and i can't find nothing. i would REALLY appreciate any help or suggestions. thanks james

JSharku · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:01 am Post subject:

Uhm, I don't understand why you can't use the info given in the home router guide? It assumes a dedicated box as router, yes, but the methods described will work just as good on a machine that you use for other stuff. You say that 1 machine has 2 NICs? Make that one the "router", using 1 card to connect to the ADSL modem, and the other to connect to your second box.

As for sharing files, the easiest way to do that is using NFS:

compile your kernel with support for NFS (under filesystems)
emerge nfs-utils on both boxes
fill out /etc/exports with the directories you want to share
start nfs
mount a shared directory using mount -t nfs box1:/path/to/dir /mnt/dir
You can even put your nfs mounts in fstab so they get automatically mounted at boot.

Sharku
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seren · Guru Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Posts: 448 Location: Wisconsin

i followed every step in the guide, didnt work, how do i set up the second box? do i need the same things compiles in the kernel? does iptables need to be configures the same? same for dnsmasq? its not very clear.

the part i dont understand is this
# LAN utilizes the private 192.168.0.xxx network
# router is hardcoded to the standard 192.168.0.1 IP
if i go to 192.168.0.1 i get the modem set up page, speed stream modem. so will this conflict with the other pc? how so i knoe that box 1 "router" is "# router is hardcoded to the standard 192.168.0.1 IP"?

sorry if i dont make any sense

thx

suicidal_orange_II · Apprentice Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 299

On the second box give it a static ip of 192.168.0.2, and then type

seren · Guru Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Posts: 448 Location: Wisconsin

its modem straight to the computer, the modems configure address is 192.168.0.1, what i meant was when dhcp gets me the ip address for internet its usually 69.210.*.*
thanks for the reply ill try it soon currently emerging gcc-4.0.2 on reiser4 and its going soooooooooo smooth i cant wait =).

seren · Guru Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Posts: 448 Location: Wisconsin

glad you all cared to help but i got help in another forum actually it was the kororaa forums and the funny thing is i DONT use kororaa on those boxes, gentoo mods got a stick up their you know what because they banish members from posting about kororaa on gentoo forums but kororaa has not problem with helping this is ass backwards thank you mods...................... get a grip

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:50 pm Post subject:

seren,

We even help Windows users here ...
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seren · Guru Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Posts: 448 Location: Wisconsin

they why are all the kororaa threads thrown in off the wall????

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-380415-postdays-0-postorder-asc-start-50.html

and i have heard from users of kororaa that they have been rejected from the forums because kororaa "isnt gentoo"

http://kororaa.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=98