I have a D-Link DI-624 router and two desktops: one of the desktops runs Windows 2000 Server, the other SimplyMEPIS Linux 3.3. My Windows 2000 Desktop connects to the router through a Wireless USB adapter, as it is not physically near the router. I have the Linux desktop next to it and would like to have it connect to the Internet as well, but I do not have a second USB adapter for it. Both desktops have PCI NIC cards inside them. Would the following setup be possible? The Windows desktop gets its Internet connection through the wireless adapter, while sharing that connection with the LInux desktop through their NIC cards? Can anyone tell me how I would go about this or the right way to bring the second desktop online, given my requirements, save buying another USB adapter? Any help would be appreciated.

hi LS! yes, your win2000 server could act as router, but why you don't simply plug in your linux box in some standart ethernet port of router?

That would be the easiest, but the Linux box is not in the same room as the router, and I can't run a cable between the two. I also would prefer not to set the Linux box in the same room as the router for a variety of reasons. Do you know how I would go about setting up the Win 2000 server to act as a sub-router under the larger DI-624 router that all these computers use?

LS: If the two systems are right next to each other, turn on/configure Internet Connection Sharing (Windows system), place a crossover cable from one ethernet port to the other and use that. If you think you may later move the Linux system to another room, then I would suggest you get a wireless NIC for your Linux system. Do plenty of research on the Internet to make sure whichever wireless NIC you choose is well supported under linux and you can get a specific driver for it, instead of one of the "universal" drivers which can be difficult to get working.

ICS in 2000 you don't want to do. That would put the linux box into a double NAT config, which doesn't work quite a few apps. Either get a wireless NIC compatible with your linux distro, or get a switch with a Wireless Bridge. "If that [soiled bed] sheet is a [holy] manifestation, then I'm working on a miracle in my Jockey's!"