[ubuntu-uk] Internet Connection Sharing

[Yorvyk]

On Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:46:41 +0000
"Joe" <yothsoggoth at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> In my university halls we have to use 802.11x authentication to connect to the internet, and so can only connect on a computer.
> I would like to connect my xbox 360 to the internet too, and I'm told this can be done by sharing an internet connection from the computer.
> 
> I'm told this is a fairly straightforward task in Windows, but as I use Ubuntu 99% of the time I was hoping someone would be able to help me figure out how to do it using that.
> 
> I have two network cards in my computer, one of which the internet connection goes into, the other I can use to connect the xbox.
> I already have a crossover cable, too.
> So if anyone knows how to do it, that would be great!
> 
The last time I did this, a few years back, I used firestarter from the repos.

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Yorvyk