ICS: Between Windows and Linux

[Windex1]

I was reading this page: http://www.linuxweblog.com/xp-internet-connection-sharing.

It told me I could connect a Windows XP computer and Linux computer, but I would eventually need to find out the DNS settings. However, it also metioned that if my Windows XP computer has two network cards, I don't need to deal with the DNS setting by my ISP.

I was wondering how this could all apply if I use my netgear wireless USB adapter (to connect to the Internet) and ethernet card (to connect a cord to my other computer) as two network cards. Would this be possible?

 

[DJ-CHRIS1]

That page has a severely outdated and stupid way of doing things. It's FAR easier to just run a cable (or wifi card) to your linux box from your router.

 

[Windex1]

Alright. I recently read some material about ethernet cards. It seems many new cards have a cross-over feature already embedded into their design. Thus, I don't need a crossover cable.

The reason I'm not using wifi at the moment, is because I need to setup wifi on the other computer. I'll eventually get to that, but when I was playing with Fedora Core 4 a long time ago, I wasn't able to setup the wireless card so easily: broadcom chipset...

I want to use the Internet connection from my XP box on my laptop to say the least. I have a netgear wireless adapter, so that shouldn't be as difficult to setup; but to say the least, I still want to do the internet sharing.

I figure I just need to know the commands. I can't find a webpage with commands. I plan on using Kubuntu, but I figure there's more to this stuff, such as knowing if what I'm going to do is possible.

 

[Windex1]

Hmm, well nevermind. It seems Kubuntu has advanced in terms of wireless adapters. I'm currently using the netgear, and it seem to be very much plug and play. I don't think I will worry about the ICS for the moment, but knowing that the netgear is plug and play will make things much easier to tweak and hack.