can anyone recommend a site where i can learn how?

net sharing seems simple enough - i'm not sure about setting up the optarse cable loggon

what a bitch ...

www.cableusers.com.au

Here's how I did it:

Install Windows 2000 Pro with 2 network cards in the PC. O@H plugged into 1, and LAN into the other. The cable works without changing any settings as long as ur computer name is right. Go to network properties for ur O@H card, go to the second tab, and click "Enable Internet Sharing on this connection".

That's it - no rebooting or anything :)

all true, cept wheres ya firewall????

Firewalls suck ass.

yeah, right, like u'd know.

i only use one when the comp is by itself cause other wise it pisses me off

Believe me, if you are not running a firewall, you are heading for a whole lot of pain. I used to use that Win2k setup, but I now have a linux ipchains firewall set up here.

I had no idea how often people try and port scan you on @Home!!! I'm not kidding when I say that the ipchains logs almost fill the /var partition without any trouble, and it is only logging the DENY packets.

You know what, I think QGL needs a "how to get this s*** working" section. If anyone wants to write one up for me (I'm talking a good, secure implementation) then I'd be most appreciative, otherwise I'll have to do it myself.

how about a useful tips section of ausgamers

u could cut and paste responses from the forum (useful ones)
and maybe allow ppl to post responses to questions

it'd have to be structured, like broken up into sub sections, OS q+a, gaming, hardware etc etc

just a thought

here's some tips i use

wanna icon that istantly reboots?
create a new shortcut on your desktop in 98, and add
C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindowsexec

wanna see file attributes in 98se explorer?
open regedit, navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\
modify ShowAttribCol to 1

option doesnt appear in explorer properties
:)

great idea trog!

btw - i'm considering paying someone to set it all up thru linux for me. it seems like the most sensible thing to do.

Koopz word of advice invest in a router sharing it through one computer is just asking for problems. i should know my bro and I use O@H through a lan at home and u can use a prgram called winproxy but it causes to many problems. Just invest in a router it stops all the problems. If u want a firewall program try zonealarm.

Winproxy is pretty average software..

I use sygate for optus cable muti-user networking..

get a router its worth the money

Hey trog, I don't really have time to actually write a guide for linux, but I can't recommend highly enough the Linux Documentation Project for this sort of stuff.

LinuxDoc

Also, there is a linux guru called Manfred Bartz who hangs around the @Home Linux newsgroup, and he has put up a page on how to get @Home cable working with linux, as well as getting dhcpcd working, and a good set of ipchains rules to use too:

Connecting to @Home with dhcpcd
Manfred's Page

There's some stuff to go with :)

Oh, and for anybody considering it, also consider a 2.4.0 kernel and using iptables, it is apparently much better than ipchains, it's just not as well documented yet... (I haven't tried it yet :)

Lyco, sif you don't have enough time!@# START WRITING NOW!@#

Heh, trog, you forgot I'm now a part time uni bum and a full time IT type person, i'm very busy! :)

i'll see what i can do tho....