On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Watchman <skunkingrahim@gmail.com> wrote:

Greetings Skunks,

Got a query regarding this. Since there are great minds amongst us, was wondering if i could pick one for this:

Hi,

I've got a CDMA Connection using a 3G+ Modem from Orange, i've had good speeds with it but need to know if i can share this connection.

I've been reading up on using a Server but Linux technologies seemed quite extensive for me. Mac was an option till i saw the price. And

well, there's windows..

Back to the actual problem, i wanted to know if i can use a simple Linux Operating System to share my connection.

I have a good PC with two internet ethernet connection cards and i'd like to share from the Modem. What Linux operating system can i use that will be

1. Easy to install

2. Easy to administer

3. Can be good looking :D

4. Most important, works with Orange modems.

Thanking you for your assistance in this matter.

Any help will come in handy.

I was going to suggest Ubuntu but i've had a few thoughts behind asking on-list about what distro would work best with this kind of setup.

Spoke to him, he's not that tech savvy but can navigate around a computer, dislikes windows for the issues it has .. he's using XP.

Ubuntu (10.10) doesn't seem to work so well with Orange modem (ZTE). Perhaps yours is Huawei?? That might work better but I am not sure. Perhaps some other skunker will have better advise for you and me. Ubuntu still remains your best bet though, but take that with a pinch of salt as I am not an expert with Linux.

You can share Internet using Windows, but disable automatic updates. It's pretty straightforward using Windows.