And pay particular attention to the section of that FAQ that describes 
setting up PPP for dial-on-demand routing.

Virgil Silhanek wrote:

>If you want connection sharing, check out IP MASQUERADING.
>
>http://www.e-infomax.com/ipmasq/
>
>Virgil
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Clayton
>Stapleton
>Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 6:21 PM
>To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>Subject: Connecting Two Computers
>
>
>
>I have read the following dealing with networking and TCP/IP:
>        Network Administrators Guide
>        Running Linux
>        Networking-Overview-HOWTO
>        Net-HOWTO
>        Ethernet- HOWTO
>        Home-Networking-mini-HOWTO
>        ssh-HOWTO  (CSUA.Berkeley)
>        ssh man pages
>
>None of these covers what I am trying to accomplish. One computer is
>connected to the internet with a modem that uses a dynamic IP. This computer
>is connected  to a second computer using a crossover cable and an
>ethernet card in each. I can ping between the two and ssh host to the other
>one, so I know they are functioning in that respect.
>
>I have assigned IP addresses for the two computers. Whether or not  they
>are correct or not I no not know.
>
>I would like to use the computer without  the modem on the internet by
>utilizing the modem on the other system. I have not read how to accomplish
>this from all that  I have read. There are other uses that have been hinted
>at by the things that I have read on this list. It would help if there was a
>USER'S GUIDE for something like this so that people like me would be able to
>do some of them.
>
>Clay Stapleton
>Scottsdale, Arizona
>