To use linux and to share the internet connection : Add those lines to /etc/rc.d/rc.local : (Mandriva Spring 2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ iptables -A FORWARD -i eth0 -o eth1 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT iptables -A FORWARD -i eth1 -o eth0 -j ACCEPT iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ and replacing "eth1" by your hp-linux connection (ppp0 for instance), "eth0" by your linux internet connection. Regards, Y.Désir ydesir@gmail.com