Networking : how to bridge two NICs to share internet access

[Rashkae]

Shashank Goel wrote:
> i have two desktops one on the first floor which is the main one and other on the groundfloor.I want to connect internet to the desktop in the groundfloor with the least possible means.Please help me its really urgent.
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Are the two computers already networked together?  I'm assuming from
your subject line that they are.

What you want is *not* a network bridge, which is something different.
I say this to save you effort when you search through documentation.. I
repeat, not a bridge!

What you want is NAT, Network Address Translation, (linux speak) or
Internet Sharing (Windows Speak)

I believe Firestarter, which is a GUI firewall tool, also allows you to
enable Internet sharing from it's configuration.


Again, this assumes you have already successfully networked the two
computers together on one of the NIC,s and the other NIC is used to
connect to the Internet.