Have you looked at something like pfSense? > On Dec 17, 2014, at 6:26 PM, Max Shinn <max at bernsteinforpresident.com> wrote: > > I currently get internet access through a USB modem. I also have a > wifi network, but it is not connected to the internet; it only serves > to provide wireless access to my ethernet printer. I have multiple > computers that presently share this USB modem (and by "share" I mean > unplugging it from one and plugging it into another). > > So I was wondering if there was any way to use one of my computers as > an internet source for my wifi router. In other words, I want to be > able to plug the USB modem into one computer, and then (wirelessly or > via a cable) connect that computer to the router, allowing other > computers connected to this router to use the USB internet connection. I > know next to nothing about networking, and was wondering what the best > way to accomplish this would be. > > Also, if it is relevant, network-manager is not compatible with my > modem, so I'm using wvdial to connect. After dialing up with wvdial, I > run "ip route change to default dev ppp0 via 12.34.56.78" when also > connected to wifi to circumvent network-manager, which expects my > wireless connection to also give me internet access. > > Any help would be appreciated, even as far as relevant search terms... > any info available online about how to accomplish this is hidden by > info on how to make a computer's wireless card broadcast the signal, > rather than linking it to a wireless router. > > Thanks, > > -Max > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list