Hey Skunks- Ok, this one is for the networking peeps out there. Any help would be great! Situation: I have a small LAN set up and is currently serviced by a 4-port D-Link Wired Router and a D-Link Switch. 1 of these machines is the administrator machine (ie, mine) and has the tricky task of needing to talk to both the LAN and the Internet. I currently use a Safaricom 3G USB Dongle Modem (Huawei e160) to connect to the internet. However, Whenever it is talking to the internet, it does not allow me to talk to the LAN over the ethernet port. Frustrating, especially when trying to research + push out updates and whatnot. What I want (I think): What I would like to do is set up an internet sharing scheme without changing the LAN configuration. Basically, I want to connect my USB modem into the admin machine, which then connects to the routers WAN port, which then shares the connection with everyone else (not for constant use, that being unrealistic, not even telling people the machines can go online...). I am new to these more advanced networking techniques and I am not quite sure if I should be looking at bridging, PPPoE or simply more advanced routing tables. This is where I need help. The admin machine will not be a dedicated router, so the most lightweight solution would be nice. And it needs to be able to talk to the LAN and the Internet at the same time. The D-Link router will serve as DHCP for the LAN. The admin machine is running Linux. Here's a nice flow chart: Internet <--> USB Modem <--> Admin Desktop <--> Ethernet <--> D-Link Router <--> D-Link Switch <--> LAN Machines Of course, suggestions on altering my strategy are also welcome! Cheers! -- jonathan mclean us peace corps volunteer ict specialist mtongwe, kenya