> >> Actually, I was hoping there was a way to just run an
> >> ethernet cord between the two computers as both already
> >> have ports for that.
> >
> > You should be able to do it. The burden lies on the laptop
> > to do the connection sharing. The linux box need only
> > have the proper LAN settings (including your laptop as
> > gateway). Of course, the laptop needs to have the LAN
> > settings right too. :-)
> >
> > Unfortunately, I don't know how to approach this in OS
> > X. Hopefully someone else does...
>
> I haven't done it myself, but as I recall, OS X inherited
> the ipfw utilities from FreeBSD. I'd start by looking for
> an ipfw man page, or google for something like "ipfw OS X".
Nothing so arcane is necessary. Check out the following:
System Preferences (Application)
Sharing (Applet)
Internet (Tab)
There are options there for sharing your internet connection
with other machines on the network.
Josh
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