Share internet connection-Win98 Host, Knoppix Client

[andymadigan]

I have a wireless card that is not supported by Knoppix, so I am trying to use an older Win98 machine as host and run Internet Connection Sharing. The Win98 machine can connect to the net with the wireless card and it's NIC works fine. The Knoppix machine (installed to the HD,not running from CD) has a NIC (also working). Both of the NICs are 100mbs. I have tried to setup Windows Internet Connection Sharing, but it doesn't work, I set the NIC host/client correctly but the Knoppix machine does not seem to see the Windows machine.

Note: Windows 2000 uses a completely different way of sharing connections, but my system is too slow to run it (the Win98 machine).

I ran netcardconfig on the Knoppix machine, but it says "Operation Failed". This is my last chance at being able to run Knoppix (I need internet) SOMEONE PLEASE HELP.

[rickenbacherus]

Since win98 ics is just a dhcp server your NIC should get an i.p. address automatically. If your NIC is in fact working you'll get an i.p.

Use ifconfig:

ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0C:6E:C3:BD:85
          inet addr:192.168.0.100  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::20c:6eff:fec3:bd85/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:4562 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2821 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:1061184 (1.0 MiB)  TX bytes:399868 (390.4 KiB)
          Interrupt:10 Base address:0x7000

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:100 (100.0 b)  TX bytes:100 (100.0 b)

If you don't have an i.p. you could try pump

or

ifconfig eth0 up

What model/brand/chipset is this NIC?

[andymadigan]

NIC on both machines is Realtek 8139,I tried connecting the Knoppix machine directly to the router, and it got internet access. I'll try pump and the other suggestions. I can't have the system connected to the router for long. I think the problem is with Windows 98, I booted my Knoppix system into Windows and it can't get a connection either.

[andymadigan]

nothing is working

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEELP

[rickenbacherus]

NIC on both machines is Realtek 8139,I tried connecting the Knoppix machine directly to the router, and it got internet access. I'll try pump and the other suggestions. I can't have the system connected to the router for long. I think the problem is with Windows 98, I booted my Knoppix system into Windows and it can't get a connection either.

I agree- it sounds like the win98 box. The command pump is only to bring the NIC up on the Knoppix box. I doubt that it will help in this situation. The rtl8139 is well supported under Linux.

Go here: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ics/ics.htm

Get ICS working and the Knoppix box will work.