Home networking - where do I go now?

['Georgina']

Hi All

I'm looking for either a easy-to-read document on networking GNU/Linux
and Windows 98SE, using the Linux box as the router with a 2.4.x kernel.
Or perhaps, someone could suggest which script to scrutinice next after
reading the following.

I'd tried to follow the Net-HOWTO but only got so far.  All I want to do
is network two Windows 98SE machines to a Debian Woody GNU/Linux using a
2.4.18 kernel.  I want to use the Linux box to act as a router for the
98 machines i.e. allowing them to access the internet 

Currently, eth0 is the dhcp interface providing ntl broadband internet
service.  A second nic eth1 is static and is stated as below in the
/etc/network/interfaces file:

auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
address 192.168.1.1
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.1.0
        Broadcast Address       192.168.1.255

I've listed the three interfaces in the hosts file too:


127.0.0.1       localhost
192.168.1.1     debian.linux.windflower.home    debian.linux
#192.168.1.2    desk-01.win98.windflower.home   desk-01.win98
192.168.1.3     stanford.win98.windflower.home  stanford.win98

Samba is installed and smbd and nmbd are started at boot up.  But I
can't find a smb.conf so perhaps this is the problem.  Usually apt asks
questions and creates such necessary files.  But if it is not configured
surely its not stopping successful connections?

I can transfer files from one 98 machine to the other but I can't get
them to see the Linux box thus can't gain access to the internet on
those 98 machines.  I can ping the 98 machines from the Linux box
successfully but I can't telnet into them.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks for listening.

Gena
 
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