I have an XP machine that utilizes a wireless connection to my router, but also conncets to a SuSe Linux machine via a crossover cable, can I set up a method of sharing the XP wireless card/connection so that the Linux machine can access the internet via the XP-Router connection, and if so how do I do that?

1. additional info: the machines mentioned are geographically not able to physically connect to the router (I.e. 2 floors away and unable to run cables through the walls)- the xp machine is networked to the machine plugged into the router (windows networking/wireless) and also shares a samba connection to the Linux machine but Linux can't see past the crossover cable machine (will ICS allow me to share the XP wireless card connection to the router?)
2. http://www.microsoft.com/resources/docum…

   possibly by bridging the connections, but note the potential security issues associated with this.

3. There are a few things you could do. First, you could connect your suse box to the router directly (since there should be an open port). This will give you internet on your suse box and since windows is running wireless you will have internet there as well. Next run samba server on the suse machine for file sharing (assuming that the crossover cable was for this). that will take care of the sharing issue.

   Or you could set up Windows nt/2000/2003 server as a gateway & firewall… (don't think xp will do this you probably need server version–check knowledge base)

   Or you could configure your suse box as a gateway (install another network card) and run your windows box through it.

   I would recommend setting up the first way with two connections directly to the router and using file sharing (win) & samba (nix) for data transfer. This will be the easiest way.

   This response is based upon what I gathered from your topology description, if there are variables prohibiting you from doing it this way, further details are required.

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