Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 10:52:13 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Grant Speelman <grantg@xsinet.co.za> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvsup behind windows xp Message-ID: <20040708095213.GA87715@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <200407080033.18896.grantg@xsinet.co.za> References: <200407080033.18896.grantg@xsinet.co.za>
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On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 12:33:18AM +0200, Grant Speelman wrote:
> I got the small problem, I would like to keep my ports collection=20
> update using cvsup but I don't have a direct connection to the=20
> internet. My Computer is on a network with my Fathers computer which=20
> is running windows xp. Lets say I have full access to my fathers=20
> computer as long I don't remove windows xp. What would I have to do=20
> to my fathers computer and my in order to keep my ports collections=20
> updated.
>=20
> I read the man pages something about cvsup using a socks proxy but=20
> where do I find this runsock(I look in the ports and try the 'which'=20
> command) and how do I use it.=20
You can enable 'connection sharing' on your Father's XP box which
should permit your FreeBSD machine sufficient network access to run
cvsup(1). Connection Sharing simply makes the XP machine into a NAT
gateway for your home network, and enables a DHCP+DNS service on the
XP box, so that other home machines can autoconfigure themselves
against it. A FreeBSD machine should be able to do that without too
much trouble.
There's plenty of previous traffic on this topic on the FreeBSD lists
-- start with these, for example
http://freebsd.rambler.ru/srch?words=3D%22Connection+sharing%22
Good luck. Oh, and good luck in the near future when you start trying
to persuade your Father that having a FreeBSD box to do the Internet
Gateway stuff would be a better idea -- somehow I can sense that one
coming...
Cheers,
Matthew
--=20
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks
Savill Way
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow
Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK
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