It turns out this is easier than I thought. All you have to do is change the connection to "Shared to other computers" in the IPv4 settings and "Ignore" in the IPv6 settings.
When I first tried I came across the constant reconnecting problem mentioned in the following bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/881284 At the time I just figured I'd done something wrong, but after reading that bug report it's a very simple process. On 18 March 2012 17:39, Yorvyk <yorvik.ubu...@googlemail.com> wrote: > On Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:46:41 +0000 > "Joe" <yothsogg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > In my university halls we have to use 802.11x authentication to connect > to the internet, and so can only connect on a computer. > > I would like to connect my xbox 360 to the internet too, and I'm told > this can be done by sharing an internet connection from the computer. > > > > I'm told this is a fairly straightforward task in Windows, but as I use > Ubuntu 99% of the time I was hoping someone would be able to help me figure > out how to do it using that. > > > > I have two network cards in my computer, one of which the internet > connection goes into, the other I can use to connect the xbox. > > I already have a crossover cable, too. > > So if anyone knows how to do it, that would be great! > > > The last time I did this, a few years back, I used firestarter from the > repos. > > -- > Yorvyk > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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