[nzlug] Setting up net access for temp PC.

[Andrew Bruce]

Hi,

I've got a couple of PC's here that I need to fix for friends, and I'm 
wanting a simple way to get them network access whilst I'm working on 
them on my second monitor/keyboard etc (since they need Windows 
re-installs).

The easiest way I can think of is to make use of the second NIC in my 
desktop machine, and use a crossover cable to connect the temporary 
machine to this second NIC and configure it to access the network this 
way (I don't have a spare switch, and I can't really afford 50m of CAT5 
cable for a couple of one off job's).  This would be similar to 
selecting the two NIC's in Windows and creating what they refer to as a  
network bridge (although apparently under Linux this may be called 
something else from what I've already looked at).

For reference the layout of the network is currently:

                         --- Switch ---- FlatNetwork
                        /
Internet ---- DSLRouter ---- GatewayBox ---- MyDesktopPC (via CrossOver)
                        \
                         --- WirelessRouter ---- WirelessPC's



The layout I want to achieve is:

                         --- Switch ---- FlatNetwork
                        /
Internet ---- DSLRouter ---- GatewayBox ---- MyDesktopPC (via CrossOver) 
---- TempPC
                        \
                         --- WirelessRouter ---- WirelessPC's



I'm looking to give the temporary PC access to the internet as well as 
Samba shares on my Desktop and on the GatewayBox.  I would do this over 
RDP or VNC, but because the machines both require a re-install of 
Windows this obviously can't be done.

Can anyone help, or point me in the right direction of what I need to do?

Thanks,

Andrew Bruce

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