how to share internet connection--beginner

[Timothy Payne]

On Mon, 2004-10-25 at 03:12, YigalB wrote:
> >my system is fedora core 2 and my internet connection is adsl through
> >a alcatel speedtouch usb modem.i want to share the internet connection
> >so that another computer(MS WindowsXP) in the NETWORK can surf as
> >well.what shall i do?
> [<Yigal>] You can add another Network card to that system and split it
> trough switch to the other computers. This solution requires that your
> system has to be powered on and to act as a server to the others. You
> also need to buy a switch (if you have more than 2 computers) and a
> network card.
> 
> The best option is to buy a router which will be connected to the ADSL
> modem and the outputs will go to your network computers. You can have
> low-cost routers with 4 or 8 ports so it's enough for most systems.
> In that case there is no need to keep any PC up all the time. The router
> does the job.
> But the problem is that you have USB modem - I don't know if you can
> find routers that have USB connector on the modem side...
> I would try to replace the modem to a network one and use the router
> option. 
> 
An easy software router can be found at www.freesco.org, they have a good support list.
My cable modem has both connections on it, is yours USB only?  You could
check the list to see if any one using freesco has done USB only.  But
you will still need a hub for the other computers.

T