C-bro

Due to placement constraints, I'm forced to network my Linux machine off my "real" computer via a cross-over cable. I'm just wondering if this is even possible, and how I would go about it. I would normally just hook it up to a router, but that's 75' away and I don't have another wireless adapter. I don't necessarily need network capabilities (file/printer sharing) I just need to share the internet connection. Any thoughts?

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The_Jester

Just bridge the connections in Network connections in windows. Make sure Internet Sharing is enabled in the connection the internet is coming from. That should do it.

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C-bro

I only have 1 ethernet port, and when I tried to bridge that with my wireless connection it said "You can only bridge connections that aren't shared internet" or something like that. Both machines are on DHCP, but maybe I'll try static IP's and see if I can get it running. I know that the connection is good because I don't get the "network is not connected" message. I've seen some people using SAMBA as a Linux version of "My Network Places", but I'm pretty sure that's only for file/printer sharing, not internet sharing. I came across another solution that I'll have to try when I get home.

This is the configuration I have:

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C-bro

Windows won't let me share the connection because it would require me having an IP of 192.168.0.01. However, that IP is already reserved for the router, so it's giving a conflict. I tried the network bridge, and it actually bridged the two connections, but I could no longer connect wirelessly to internet. As soon as I removed the bridge, my wireless connection worked again. I should just buy another stupid wireless USB adapter. I guess I'll see if my current one works in the Linux box.

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The_Jester

The best thing you can try is running the network setup wizard. It may seem a bit n00bish but if it does the trick, whos complaining?

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rippon

You should be able to change the router's IP. I know I can on my D-Link DI-524. Check under the "LAN" section and see if there is an IP adress box for "The IP Address of the" router you have.

That might not even be the problem, but it is worth a try.

C-bro

I changed the router IP to 192.168.0.100, but that still didn't work. I then went to 192.168.1.1 and success... sort of. It allows me to share the internet connection now, but I still can't get the two machines talking. I've set both NIC's to DHCP kind of hoping that they'd sort out their differences and agree on IP's and the like, but it doesn't seem to be working. Even when they get "configured" I try to ping and nothing happens. I know that both ends of the cable are plugged in, and the cable works. I used it for 2 years up until 2 days ago when we got a router. Maybe I'll plug the Linux machine directly into the internet again and make sure that's still working...

If it doesn't, does anyone know how I should set up the Linux NIC if I do it statically?

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