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[Joël Bourquard <joel.bourquard@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I don't have Ubuntu and don't know how its internet connection sharing
applet works, but you can most probably do that by setting up a NAT (network
address translations) with iptables.


On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Andrey Sheyko <andrey.sheyko@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have VGNZ790DHB with Ubuntu 10.04 installed on it and would like to
> share wired Internet connection via WiFi (commercial from Sony says
> that it is possible to connect up to 5 devices simultaneously).
>
> Following instructions were found on Ubuntu forums:
> 1) create new wireless network with the NetworkManager Applet:
>      Name: UbuntuAdhoc (most likely the name is not very important),
>      Ad-hoc mode in the "Wireless"  tab,
>      check "Shared to other computers" in IPv4 tab ,
>      Wireless Security: None,
> 2) Start "Firestarter", check "Enable Internet connection sharing".
>
> After all this manipulations my wireless device (Iphone) can see  this
> new network and can connect, but Internet is not accessible. When I
> change security method to "WEP 40/128-bit Key", the Iphone connects
> with any password I give, but Internet is not available anyway.
>
> Did someone try something similar? Or is the best solution to buy WiFi
> router?
>
> thank you,
> Andrey Sheyko
>
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