Set up LAN, share Internet with Windows?

[YellowChicken 0]

Hi

Can I set up a LAN and share files, Internet with my other computer running windows XP?

Which can be the host? Because the computer with windows XP has the phone line.

Thanks

[souldreamer 0]

How is your network mounted? Explain it to us please.

[GhostSong 0]

Greetings,

 

Samba will do the trick , AS for the internet share it'll be real easy , which one you want for server though ? XP or your linux BOX?

 

() Keep in mind that the mount will be ReadOnly or you need to allow others to modify the shared folder ... ???

 

Just state your problem , and be more specific about everything so you can be helped

 

Cheers

[GhostSong 0]

Greetings ,

 

In any case , let's suppose your server is the one with XP.

 

To your Linux Box :

 

To use samba , install the necessary packages

 

To mount a shared folder from your XP to you linux box using samba

 

mount -t smbfs -o username=XXX ( password field aint necessary , cause either you got either you dont have a passwd ( which in that case you just press ENTER anyway ) asks you by itself )

so :

 

mount -t smbfs -o username=XXX //winXPpcName/ShareFolder'sName /mnt/MOUNTPOINT

 

***MOUNTPOINT*** must be present before all that.

 

That way you mount a shared folder.

 

Now as for the LAN/share INTERNET connection,what are we talking about here...DSL , DIALUP ?

 

Farewell

[addi 0]

aha, I have a similar problem. The server is on my linux pc, and my windows xp pc has to connect through my linux system.

So that I can use internet on both.

I have a cable connection, I connect through dhcp, my internet works under mandrake 10 but as soon as I enable internet sharing it blocks on both pcs.

If I use windows xp on the server pc, it works fine.