Bridgin Connections

[ushigley]

I have a computer that runs CentOS Linux on it, but it doesn't have an internet connection. There is a wireless router that I use for my laptop that I would like to be able to tap into the other computer, but as of yet I havn't been able to find a compatible wireless reciever. So, what I have been trying to do is to transfer the internet from my laptop to the other computer... unsucesfully. While I was trying to do this yesterday, I managed to mess up the wireless on my laptop (I fixed it toady after a lot of difficulty), now I kind of want to see if I can still connect to transfer the internet. What I want to do is run an ethernet cable from my laptop (runs vista home premum) to the other computer, then go to Network>Network and Sharing Center>Manage Network Connections, and right click on one of the connections and click 'bridge connections. Will this do what I want it to do (and not mess up my laptop again)? Is there something else that I should do? Thanks for all help!

[johnwill]

What is the laptop wireless connected to? If you bridge the connection, your laptop is basically a switch, so the laptop and the other machine will attempt to connect to the same source. If it's a broadband router, no problem, each will get a unique IP address. OTOH, if it's a wireless source like a public WiFi hotspot, you'll probably fail in the attempt. In that case, you can use ICS.