Dan Egli wrote in a message to All:

 DE> I have Os/2 Warp 4 (Basic, or Warp Server for E Business,
 DE> but Vanilia Warp 4 is installed, plus fixPak 11)

 DE> I am trying to setup a TCP based network where Os/2 is the
 DE> server. Here's the situation:

 DE> 2 Machines: OS/2 Box has the modem. Win98 box has no modem.
 DE> Both machines need access to the intenet so I want to
 DE> configure the Os/2 box as a Gateway for the 98 box. 98 Looks
 DE> to Os/2 for TCP packets, and OS/2 looks to the dialup
 DE> connection established. However, when I enable the NIC in
 DE> the Os/2 box, I can use MS's Peer to Peer networking fine,
 DE> but trying to ping the IP I assign to the NIC results in
 DE> Network is unreachable.

First step go into MPTS and ensure that you have both netbui and also TCP/IP
assigned to that card. Go into the Win98 box and do the same thing under
Networking. 

 DE> I have the Netmask on both boxes as: 255.0.0.0 And the 98
 DE> box is: 10.0.0.10 while the Os/2 box is 10.0.0.5

This sounds like you have TCP/IP enabled. So the above is probably already
done. Instead of using the 10 net, try the same config I use here. Use
192.168.0.1 for the OS2 box, use any other address from 192.168.0.2 to
192.168.0.254 for all the other nodes on the network. Use a netmask of
255.255.255.0 for all the systems. Use a router or gateway of 192.168.0.1 (the 
OS2 system). You will use your ISPs assigned nameserver(s) on _all_ the
systems. Ensure that every system has a unique hostname. At this point you
should be able to ping each machine from the other(s) using the IP addresses.
Nameservices won't be usable until you get the IP masquerading working on the
OS2 box. You can add a hostname shortcut to the HOSTS file on each system to
allow them to find the other systems without you having to use the IP
addresses. The OS2 file would be like this:

####################################################################### 
192.168.0.1      bbs                                     bbs                   
 192.168.0.2      bigwin95                                bigwin
192.168.0.3      burn                                    burn
127.0.0.1        localhost                               

Make sure that you delete any routing info on the OS2 box as it will not be
routing anything to anywhere else on your local LAN. The PPP drivers will add
the default routes at the time of setting up the PPP link. 

You will need to use the registered version of InJoy to get the IP
Masquerading working. Once installed and registered, all you have to do is
enable IP Masquerading (don't usually need to enable masq OS2 box) and you
should be able to see the outside world from everywhere. 

** Remember that PING will not pass through the IP Masq process as it is not
the right type of connection. Instead use a telnet or ftp or web connect to
verify that the outside world is viewable. 

 DE> Anyone got any tips? As I mentioned, I have Warp 4
 DE> installed, but if it would be easier and/or more efficent to
 DE> use Warp 4 Server for E Business, I have a copy of that too.

WSEB is not need for any of this. Warp4 is more than sufficient. In fact, Any
Warp with the full TCP/IP installed is fine. For Warp3 that means either
connect or adding the Warp Server or getting the standalone TCP/IP stuff. You
don't need to worry about that as Warp4 is a 'connect' version. 

Dave Calafrancesco, Team OS/2
dave@drakkar.org

... They got the library at Alexandria, they're not getting mine! 
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