From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 15 13:18:45 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 282131065688 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:18:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from the.lists@mgm51.com) Received: from oneyou.mcmli.com (oneyou.mcmli.com [216.194.67.64]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 040E98FC1A for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:18:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from the.lists@mgm51.com) Received: from sentry.24cl.com (c-24-34-142-182.hsd1.ct.comcast.net [24.34.142.182]) by oneyou.mcmli.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5303A28447; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:59:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from LTMMiller (unknown [64.206.110.254]) by sentry.24cl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 007FA3F7053; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:59:21 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <200810150859220476.004F128D@sentry.24cl.com> In-Reply-To: <87iqrvijcn.fsf@thingy.bsdly.net> References: <48F43EB1.40304@gmail.com> <87iqrvijcn.fsf@thingy.bsdly.net> X-Mailer: Courier 3.50.00.00.1081 (http://www.rosecitysoftware.com) (P) Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:59:22 -0400 From: "Mike M" To: unxfbsdi@gmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Subject: Re: How to get my Dad's Win2k system to access internet through my FreeBSD 6.2 system X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:18:45 -0000 On 10/14/2008 at 12:03 PM peter@bsdly.net wrote: |Manish Jain writes: | |> I am poor at networking and need a little bit of help. My dad has a |> Windows 2000 machine with a network card but does not have a connection |> to the internet. | |When I started writing this, I thought that system had been abandoned |already, but it appears Microsoft will offer a measure of support |through next year sometime. Do see that the system gets properly |updated before you put it on the net. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Important advice. I also run Windows 2000 on my home PCs (the ones that are still in the= Windows world). Security updates are still being offered by Microsoft= (through next June, I believe). It is important to bring your Dad's install of Windows 2000 up to the= current patch level. A visit to Windows Update will do the trick for the= Windows software. Other things (e.g., Adobe's Flash, Acrobat reader,= etc.) may also need a version refresh to be safe for the 'Net.