You are asking how to set Linux up to do the total job. I have several computers and OS's around the house. I had some problems with dual boots - it was hard to set up a stable net configuration with a single gateway. (I needed the gateway for other projects from time to time) I finally came at this from another angle: I use one of the router-hub thingies (SMC Baricade) As far as road-runner knows - I use one IP address. After the tech left I pulled out the hub and set it to report the same MAC as the machine he set up. It was pretty easy to set up, and the hub provides DHCP services that work well with both mandrake and 98/ME. I had a Linksys before this and it seem to work just about as well. I would still be using it but I had to give it us when my son moved out. The cool feature of the SMC is how It allows you to dial in any MAC, and it provides both network printer and modem ports. Mark Browne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Rosenberg" <joelr at ellegon.com> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 12:56 AM Subject: [TCLUG] Masquerading help needed Since Roadrunner has apparently started limiting the number of dynamic IPs it'll let one cable modem get, I need to figure out a way to share the connection. <snip>