Sharing Internet Connection

[Scientia]

I've got a problem, and basically it concerns sharing an internet connection. I am not even sure if what i'm trying can be done.

 

I'll try and explain:

I have got an iBook(G4) connecting to the internet with a Linksys WUSB54GC G Adapter, (shows up in Network as Ethernet Adaptor(en2) ). I share a neighbour's wireless connection. Now, i have two other computers, a Dell laptop and a MacMini which i want to share the internet connection with. (they cannot recieve the signal, the iBook is upstairs)

 

And, i also have a ADSL wireless-g router (Aztech).

 

Now, i was wondering if i could do something like this: to connect the iBook with the 'net connection(through Linksys adapter) via ethernet cable to the Aztech router, and connect to the wireless network of the router(and to the internet) with the other 2 computers?

 

Sure hope someone can help..

[aliencal]

Yes you can, first you would need to go to System Preferences in the iBook and configure in the sharing menu, the Internet Sharing option. You share your connection from the Linksys Adapter to the ethernet port, then you configure the router to obtain an internet address using DHCP. Also you would need to do the proper security settings, SSID and everything else that has to be configured to get the wireless network running. After that everything should be up and working.

[Scientia]

when i do that, this happens: the iBook can no longer get internet when i plug in the ethernet cable because it will default to recieving the internet connection through the ethernet. I can disable this in settings, but when i do that then i can no longer share the connection through ethernet in Sharing.

 

Thx