How do I share a wireless network connection with a wired device ?
Linuxguy123
linuxguy123 at gmail.com
Fri Nov 13 14:46:42 UTC 2009
On Fri, 2009-11-13 at 06:59 -0500, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> Linuxguy123 writes:
>
> >
> > So, I reverted to using system-config-network and firestarter. I
> > disabled NetworkManager controlling the devices. Firestarter kept
> > saying that eth0 wasn't ready and crashing. I know I've run into this
> > problem before with statically configured ports and firestarter, but I
> > can't remember what I did to fix it.
> >
> > This is way harder than it needs to be !
> >
> > I'm hoping the Network Manager in F12 will be a little more refined.
>
> Sometimes, it's easier to configure things directly by editing the contents
> of /etc/sysconfig, rather than try to figure out how to do it using some
> flashy GUI.
>
> What you want to do is not really that exotic. However it is also rather
> uncommon, so, sometimes, you find that the tools which are designed for
> average users and common situations simply cannot accomodate an unusual
> situation, even though, underneath, it's not really that complicated.
I agree. I was disappointed that I couldn't get it set up with
system-config-network and firestarter. I'll look back in my Linux notes
and see if I can figure out why firestarter is crashing with eth0
enabled statically. Any ideas ?
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