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by bob.schaefer

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how do I share an internet connection with my linux laptop and my xp desktop the xp is connected to the internet via cable modem

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by thechas

Do you connect to the cable modem using a network card, or a USB cable?

If the cable modem has an RJ45 ethernet connector, the simplest way is to get a Cable router with a 4 port switch.

Connect both the desktop and the laptop to different ports on the router, and setup your connection.

If the cable modem only has USB connection, you will need to add a network card into your XP desktop, and enable Internet connection sharing.

Then, using a cross-over cable, you can connect to the laptop.
You will need to manually setup the connection to the XP box as the disk created when you setup ICS is only good for Windows PCs.

Chas

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