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"Networking with linux and XP"

I'm going to set up a wireless home network soon to share an ADSL connection: two desktops and two laptops. My plan is to have them all running XP (as a concession to the less tech-savvy members of the household). But I'm going to dual-boot my box with linux. The trouble is I'm not sure how simple that's going to be. I've only set-up a simple network before, all running Win 2000: has anyone done one using more than one OS? How willing is XP going to be to talk to Linux, and vice versa? I don't mind having to do a lot of fiddling about to get it working, but I'd rest easier knowing that someone else had done it.

and? with XP i can share a connection with a few clicks of a mouse, it's a damn sight easier than anything else.

You don't need to faf about with and sodding ICS software! It's just a tcp/ip network! This is what Linux DOES, The Internet was invented on Unix!!!

* funkygamer backs out of the room strategically as a crowd of kids gathers round the two combatants chanting "Fight!, Fight!, Fight!" *

Then faf about with some ICS software that'll work with XP and Linux, struggle to work out twhat the hell's up with it when you suddenly lose your connection and have the expense of running an extra box.

My idea makes so much more sense, it's easy, cheap and reliable.

That's an utterly stupid idea. You should run a Linux box as the main ADSL connection, that way you can get some decent firewall and portforwarding software up on it, and you won't lose your connection every 30 minutes as XP crashes. If I were you I'd just aquire the most basic computer you can find to act as your ADSL gateway. Even a 486 will do it.

I'd say put the ADSL on an XP box, set up ICS as normal, then set the linux box to use the ADSL box as a gateway, dont know how you do it in Linux, but if it's vaguely sane it should run fine.

S'easy. For file transfer you can use Samba, Linux has very good Samba drivers. For ICS, I think it works itself out via TCP. I don't know the ins and outs, seeing as I haven't set one up (yet), but I know Luke does exactly what you want to do just fine.

I'm going to set up a wireless home network soon to share an ADSL connection: two desktops and two laptops. My plan is to have them all running XP (as a concession to the less tech-savvy members of the household). But I'm going to dual-boot my box with linux. The trouble is I'm not sure how simple that's going to be. I've only set-up a simple network before, all running Win 2000: has anyone done one using more than one OS? How willing is XP going to be to talk to Linux, and vice versa? I don't mind having to do a lot of fiddling about to get it working, but I'd rest easier knowing that someone else had done it.