Setting up a Linux/Windows network

[wlwoman]

I have a DHCP router that both systems are connected to. I have a static IP at the router, with the customary 192.168.xxx.xxx addresses for each of the two systems. How can I set up the Linux box to be visible to the internet without having the Windows box visible? I can ftp and telnet to the Linux box from my Windows box, but what I really need is to be able to run the Linux box as a server.

Should I have gotten a hub instead of a router? Or just what the heck is it that I need? Any good articles out there that explain the process in detail? Seems the folks who sell routers don't support Linux even though they are set up to run Linux OS.....

 

[peterve]

what do you want to make visible ? ftp ? telnet ? ssh ? web ?

Just set up port mapping on your gateway (router or Win2K server) and map the ports to your internal LInus machine.
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[wlwoman]

Thank you. The router I had was not particularly amenable to customization, and the cable modem has a firewall that appears to be impossible to work around.

I have put the server back on the DSL line for now and am going to rethink my whole connection scheme. I may decide to just get a hub and run the Windows box through the Linux box.