[ltp] Home network & Printing

[Michael Cameron]

I use the 3com Office Connect ISDN LAN modem which handles the dial up
very well.  You do not mention ISDN but if you have a LAN at home surely
that is the direction you are going ;-)

I think I will try the Samba stuff too, then I can use the HP printer
attached to my wife's/kids' PC bwhich I am not allowed to install Linux
on :-( 

Michael

Geert Janssen wrote:
> 
> Has anybody been in this situation:
> 
> - running a local (NetGear 10baseT) Ethernet at home
> - connecting both Linux and Windows machines
> - wanting to share a (cheap) HP printer
> 
> Of course I can buy an HP Ethernet server module that connects the printer to
> the Ethernet for $145. But I like to be cheap for once. I do also have a
> FreeBSD box that could be used as a server.
> 
> 1. Anybody out there have any suggestions on how to set things up?
> 
> Also,
> 
> 2. How about sharing a dialup connection?
>    I know about IP Masquerading, and will use that eventually.
>    For now, I must use Windows95 to dial-up on my TP 770Z. How can I
>    let another Windows machine share the internet connection via my
>    local Ethernet?
> 
> Geert

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