ICS help!

[acer123]

Hi

so my situation i have is this:

I have compA with a wireless card that connects to the internet through a router running windowsxp with an additional nic. I have compB with a nic running linux. What i want to do connect the 2 comps together through a cat5 cable to give internet access to compB. Ive tried using the ics but to no avail. Am i missing some settings or anyone have any tips for me to get internet on compB?

I dont want to run cable to the router or invest in another wireless card.

[Fruss Tray Ted]

You're going to need a cable in some way, shape or fashion so what is the problem with using a cat-5 to the router? Location?

You could use the cable to go from pc to pc but it is not as good as using the router unless it is only for sharing files.

Alternately in various methods, using parallel cables like serial ports and lpt1 ports can be done but are slow and inefficient.

What is the scenario where you are so we can come up with possible ideas. Components and arrangement of...