how can i setup my ubuntu machine as a router

[Mustafa Abbasi]

no no i just want to to share my interenet with the other computer and still 
use ubuntu for regular stuff.

On 7/2/05, Ed Fletcher <ed at fletcher.ca> wrote:
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> Carl Karsten wrote:
> | Mustafa Abbasi wrote:
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> |> my ubuntu machine connects directly to internet via a cable modem.
> |> i wanted to share my connection wth the other computer in the house.
> |> one is an xbox and one is a windows xp machine.
> |> in winxp i just enable internet coneection sharing.
> |> how do i do it here.
> |>
> |
> | heh - I am asking the same thing, so watch for replies to "2nd nic for
> | nat" posted about 12 hours ago.
> |
> | hopfully someone replies to one of us.
> |
> | Carl K
> |
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> This is a task that is relatively easy to do and the question has been
> answered already in another post.
> 
> However, I just wanted to point out that what you are intending to make
> is (by default) a firewall; but one that will also be usable as a
> regular desktop computer. This is not a good idea. A firewall should
> have no services running except for what is needed for it's prime role
> of making the internal network secure from attacks. Running anything
> else gives an attacker more ways to break in.
> 
> There are many Linux distributions that are dedicated to making a stand
> alone firewall. Many boot from a floppy and don't require a hard disk.
> ~ They run quite well on obsolete hardware that is pretty much useless
> for any other application. Do a quick search on Google, Freshmeat and
> SourceForge for floppy firewalls and you will get all kinds of hits.
> 
> HTH,
> Ed
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