Talk:Internet Share

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The first method is nice for larger networks, it is explained in these articles: Simple stateful firewall HOWTO and NAT'ing firewall - Share your broadband connection 09:01, 25 October 2006 (PDT)Gilneas

I managed to do this with a straight through cable. --Factory 23:22, 10 August 2008 (EDT)

Chanches are that one of your Network Interface Cards is a Gigabit Ethernet Card which supports AUTO MDI-X according to its specification. AUTO MDI-X automagically adjusts to the cable type, so that it makes no difference which type you use to connect. The article is correct mentioning the use of a crossed cable. --Rondal 08:19, 24 August 2008 (EDT)

It's probably worth mentioning that eth0 and eth1 IPs on PC1 shold be in different ranges. I myself had a problem with routing when they were set up to 192.168.0.2 (by default) and 192.168.0.1 (according to the article). --phoederr 19:55, 12 January 2009