[Wolves] Linux networking basics

[sparkes]

On Sun, 2004-03-21 at 18:54, Matthew Revell wrote:
> Howdy all,
> 
> In the past, I've only ever networked a Linux machine (Red Hat) with a
> Windows machine.
> 
> Now, I'm planning to network two Debian machines, with a possible WinXP
> machine (may become Debian, if I can get my wireless card running under
> Linux), in the future.
> 
> What's the best way for me to do this? All in Samba? Also, can anyone
> point me to some introductory, easy-to-understand Linux networking
> tutorials, as everything seems pretty scarey at the moment.
I use NFS and Samba in a similar environment. 

> 
> Under Red Hat, networking seemed easier than under Debian. Apt sorting out
> all the depencies is bloody cool, tho', so I think I'm gonna stick with
> Debian.
netenv should get everything up and running.  To quickly swap settings
use ifconfig and route commands and test it with ping.  Once you are
pinging then everything else is just icing.

> 
> Morphix install has worked beautifully; cheers Aq and Sparkes.
cool, no probs

sparkes