Peter, > >>A Router (there are many) that will connect to your cable > > err why wouldn't you just use the Linux box as the router?
Because when you dont have any knowledge of networking machines then wouldnt you think its even harder to setup masquerading on a linux box along with figuring out how to connect the machines? > Connect the cable modem to the new Linux box and then connect the old > box to the new with > a cross over network cable. > Set up iptables on the new box as a firewall and forward/masquerade > for the other box > depending on how/where the ip address for the cable modem is > allocated. Along with installing a new network card when probably not having done this before. ~$95 is not alot to spend on a router that will be guarunteed to work 99.9% of the time. Without the pain of trying to learn iptables and masquerading. Adam. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
