Internet Connection sharing

[karasu]

Just wondering if its possible to have a computer connect to the internet using the connection of another. In my particular case I want to be able to access the internet through the connection of my desktop (Fedora Core 6) with my two laptops (Windows and FC6) from various locations on a college campus. The reason is that my college will only allow connections access outside of the local network to one computer at a time. Basically I want to be able to use my laptops in various places and still get to the internet WITHOUT having to disconnect my router in my dorm room. If something like this can be done, let me know the details.

[cybertron]

So you want to be different places on campus and run your network through your desktop in your room? The easiest way would be just to ssh to the desktop and run everything from there. If that's too slow you could possibly set up an ssh tunnel, although I'm not sure exactly how that would work.

There are probably some other methods you could try, but I'm not sure if you can set a machine up as a network bridge when it only has one interface (if it has two then you just need to make it act as a router - although since both interfaces would actually be on the same network that would cause some problems too). Basically I'd suggest just using ssh if that's an option. I'm not sure you're going to be able to configure your setup to receive packets from one network and immediately send them back to the same network, nor should you since that would cause a network loop.

[i845_]

I'm not sure about this, but here are my 50 cents...

a. Why not get a wireless access point (with an inbuilt Ethernet switch, if necessary)...? (I'm assuming your notebooks to be wireless-enabled...)

b. Or maybe you could get yourself a PCI wireless adapter, and set up your Fedora machine to act as an access point.....