[SLUG] RH9 Internet connection question

[Jamie Adams]

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 14:22:39 -0500 (EST), john at johnallsopp.co.uk
<john at johnallsopp.co.uk> wrote:
> Hmmm, I'm trying to use the USB connected modem because I'm still learning
> about networking (and haven't got to that part of the book), even though I
> have a second machine and really just ought to get on, buy a hub, plug the
> things together and have done with it.
> 
> Should I just do that? If I do that, are there headaches with sharing the
> modem over the network or does it just work? And my Linux connecting to
> the modem issue just becomes a Linux on ethernet issue.
> 
> J

That would work (i'm assuming the other machine is a windows one?). I
had my network setup like that for a while. You don't even need a hub
if your just connecting the two.  Sharing the net connection shouldn't
be a problem, from what I remember you turn on internet connection
sharing in windows, then  tell linux to use your windows machine as
the default gateway.

It's a good option until you can get the router working natively.

Jamie