Sharing dialup connection over network cable

[Michael J. Lynch]

Steve wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can someone let me know what I need to do in order to share my dialup 
> connection?
> 
> When connected to dialup, I want to run a network cable from my 
> computer's ethernet to another computer (no router). Is this possible? 
> What kind of cable do I need to get? How do I set this up in Ubuntu/Gnome?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
> 
> -Steve.
> -- 
> Ubuntu :: Linux for Human Beings [Intelx86/AMD64/PowerPC] 
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> 

I'd use iptables to set up the machine with the dial up access as
a NAT server.  See the linux networking howto's.

-- 
Michael J. Lynch

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