Path: csiph.com!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Michael Howard Newsgroups: linux.debian.user Subject: Re: sharing a network connection from debian to non-debian Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:00:02 +0100 Message-ID: References: X-Original-To: debian-user@lists.debian.org X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-user-request@lists.debian.org Sat Jan 16 14:57:38 2021 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.2 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, LDO_WHITELIST=-5] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: using cached result; rate: -4.6 Dkim-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=dewberryfields.co.uk; s=2019; t=1610809141; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=2hTlZRv08u6kzZhPQQgcQXOgWC9aP6rHftmtidhMoZc=; b=eOxRVAepfSOFcHPw2q9yJzElk8Z0UWS3RaUyRWmia/JVsqH8vAtxEeA8feK8VhO2PMCv0E GqwM9COzYlganQLDG7k2OGfLwr42C0XWcQ+T7nLacLX8qtB2MQFXaEjdgCNBcfEOtwW94x a5svy1mvJEpPG/vry8AVovZkxUouHSY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Language: en-GB Arc-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=dewberryfields.co.uk; s=2019; t=1610809141; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=2hTlZRv08u6kzZhPQQgcQXOgWC9aP6rHftmtidhMoZc=; b=Bj6aR1akVZbdE4c0rcUek3n2to/8FF/vObr2JJF0hJwJI751OhWiIBA1MaI19fnYwOywSQ BwBV3AUqsyHqKKuEq1lepDBahD6gL8r+Eee68WO+k1O9aQ+xU9/5hcg8zGbQqBw8V0iv5c WsUZEbR2IXj76NJOwbk+cdcdTl+2RbM= Arc-Seal: i=1; s=2019; d=dewberryfields.co.uk; t=1610809141; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=L6lc34+d5NDaTtekNB9zwsSv5B/D++YOFYlJJtDaBlwCWAKiupOTObszOOeB9HOqhGj1mP 5dffWuV5jSKdw6Q/FevTmS63zzdiKEPe9mNEWXkRmmkMpcaCTa9p66d64ldZRqdnrlhgvl hBQUBcJ5SfQuFQkUf+pO8b5T2n5mnoI= Arc-Authentication-Results: i=1; ORIGINATING; auth=pass smtp.auth=mike@dewberryfields.co.uk smtp.mailfrom=mike@dewberryfields.co.uk Authentication-Results: ORIGINATING; auth=pass smtp.auth=mike@dewberryfields.co.uk smtp.mailfrom=mike@dewberryfields.co.uk X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/771168 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/57f6a076-b7bc-fac8-292c-c6783f3f3893@dewberryfields.co.uk Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 23 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:57:23 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <57f6a076-b7bc-fac8-292c-c6783f3f3893@dewberryfields.co.uk> X-Original-References: Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.user:230712 On 16/01/2021 05:02, Dan Hitt wrote: > In 2016, i had a computer with mint on it (which is a form of ubuntu), > and it was connected to an internet modem.  There was a super simple > gui on it that i could use to share that connection with some older > hardware that were not directly connected to the internet modem.  > (They were not connected to the internet modem because for whatever > reason, directly connecting them made them very unstable and prone to > crash.) But, nevertheless, the old hardware could use the mint box > with no configuration on my part, and get out to the internet through it. > Not sure about how much config you want to do or are capable of doing but if your 'modem' truly is just a modem then a simple-ish way to go, without added expense, is to install 'Shorewall' onto your new debian installation. This gives you routing and firewall protection. It's likely though that your 'modem' is not just a modem as your other hardware will need to be getting dhcp and dns from somewhere and if you haven't configured it, it must be from what you think is just a 'modem'. Mike. --