Sharing a wireless connection... help!

[GuitarHero]

I have a linksys wireless card in this computer(winxp) and i want to use that connection on my linux box(ubuntu). So both can be connected to the internet with one card. I understand if no one knows how to do the linux end but can someone help me with the windows host part? I just went to network connections and created a new connection that allowed incoming connections. Is this what I want? Do I have to bridge my wireless with my 1394 connection? Do I need network cards with ethernet or can i use the ethernet on the motherboards?

Thanks in advance.

[thefultonhow]

I'm not entirely clear what you're trying to do here. Are you trying to share a wireless connection? Wired? Who is providing the connection?

[GuitarHero]

Ok I have this windows computer with a wireless internet connection. I want to connect it to a linux computer with an ethernet cable so the linux computer can also be on the internet.

[thefultonhow]

Just select the wireless and wired connections in the Network Connections folder, right-click and choose Bridge Connections. You will need a crossover cable if you are using wired ethernet, but you can use the standard network cards.

[GuitarHero]

the 1394 connection is the ethernet right?

[thefultonhow]

No, that's your FireWire port. It's theoretically possible to network with FireWire, but I've never gotten it to work on XP.

[GuitarHero]

then i dont have an ethernet port in my network connections, how do i get it to appear?
i have ethernet on my motherboard will that work? or do i need a dedicated ethernet network card?

[thefultonhow]

Open up Device Manager. Do you have any yellow question marks?

[GuitarHero]

Yes:

Multimedia Audio Controller
Other PCI Bridge Device
PCI memory controller
SM bus controller
unknown device

[thefultonhow]

Did you install any drivers whatsoever when you installed Windows? I t looks like you're missing chipset, audo and network at the very least.

[GuitarHero]

No only my video card and network card drivers. I think i installed the disk that came with my mobo, shouldnt it have been on that?

[thefultonhow]

Define "installed the disk." There are multiple drivers on that CD and it sounds like you didn't install any of them.

[GuitarHero]

I didnt install the video ones because i bought an ati video card and used that, but the other ones i did. i just put it in again and dont see anything about ethernet

[thefultonhow]

What motherboard do you have?

[GuitarHero]

Asus A8n-sli

[thefultonhow]

Sound -- ftp://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/audio/ALC850/ALC850_V5870_WHQL.zip
Chipset -- ftp://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/nvidia/Chipset_WINXP32_V665.zip

Install those and reboot, and then see if there are any more yellow question marks.

[GuitarHero]

Ok no more missing drivers and ethernet is showing up. I bridged ethernet and wireless..... anything else?

IT WORKS!
thank you so much, i feel stupid for overlooking drivers

[thefultonhow]

Glad you got it working.