[nzlug] Setting up net access for temp PC.

[Andrew Bruce]

Arghh, crap.  I'm stupid.

Ignore those two network diagrams, these are the correct ones:




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




Andrew Bruce wrote:
> 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
>