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diff --git a/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/drakgw.xml b/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/drakgw.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..afc1a226 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docs/stable/mcc-help/en/drakgw.xml @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<section version="5.0" xml:id="drakgw" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" + xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" + xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" + xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"> + <info> + <title xml:id="drakgw-ti1">Share the Internet connection with other local + machines</title> + + <subtitle>drakgw</subtitle> + </info> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata align="center" fileref="drakgw.png" format="PNG" revision="1" + xml:id="drakgw-im1"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para/> + + <section xml:id="drakgw-principles"> + <title>Principles</title> + + <para><mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="../drakgw-net.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject>This is useful when you have a computer (3) which has + Internet (2) access and is connected also to a local network (1). You can + use computer (3) as a gateway to give that access to other workstations + (5) and (6) in the local network (1). For this, the gateway must have + two interfaces; the first one such as an ethernet card must be + connected to the local network, and the second one (4) connected to the + Internet (2).</para> + + <para>The first step is to verify that the network and the access to + Internet are set up, as documented in <xref + linkend="draknetcenter"/>.</para> + </section> + + <section xml:id="drakgw-wizard"> + <title>Gateway wizard</title> + + <para>The wizard<footnote> + <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing + <emphasis role="bold">drakgw</emphasis> as root.</para> + </footnote> offers successive steps which are shown below:</para> + + <para><itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>If the wizard does not detect at least two interfaces, it + warns about this and asks to stop the network and configure the + hardware.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>specify the interface used for the Internet connection. The + wizard automatically suggests one of the interfaces, but you should + verify that what is proposed is correct.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>specify which interface is used for the Lan access. The wizard + also proposes one, check that this is correct.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>The wizard proposes parameters for the Lan network, such as IP + address, mask and domain name. Check that these parameters are + compatible with the actual configuration. It is recommended that you + accept these values.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>specify if the computer has to be used as a DNS server. If yes, + the wizard will check that <code>bind</code> is installed. + Otherwise, you have to specify the address of a DNS server.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>specify if the computer is to be used as a DHCP server. If yes, + the wizard will check that <code>dhcp-server</code> is installed and + offer to configure it, with start and end addresses in the DHCP + range.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>specify if the computer is to be used as a proxy server. If + yes, the wizard will check that <code>squid</code> is installed and + offer to configure it, with the address of the administrator + (admin@mydomain.com), name of the proxy (myfirewall@mydomaincom), + the port (3128) and the cache size (100 Mb).</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>The last step allows you to check if the gateway machine is + connected to printers and to share them.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + + <para>You will be warned about the need to check the firewall if it is + active.</para> + </section> + + <section xml:id="drakgw-configure"> + <title>Configure the client</title> + + <para>If you have configured the gateway machine with DHCP, you only need + to specify in the network configuration tool that you get an address + automatically (using DHCP). The parameters will be obtained when + connecting to the network. This method is valid whatever operating + system the client is using.</para> + + <para>If you must manually specify the network parameters, you must in + particular specify the gateway by entering the IP-address of the machine + acting as the gateway.</para> + </section> + + <section xml:id="drakgw-stop"> + <title>Stop connection sharing</title> + + <para>If you want to stop sharing the connection on the Mageia computer, + launch the tool. It will offer to reconfigure the connection or to stop + the sharing.</para> + </section> +</section> |