Connecting XP to Linux box with xcross overcable

[CalmEddie]

It's turn of the century sandstone so the drill would have to be about 12 inches long

http://nextday.diy.com/app/jsp/produ...roductId=50840

[Incognito]

You want to set up a network bridge on your xp machine between your wireless and wired adaptors.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...02april22.mspx

and one with some ropey visio diagrams showing the logic behind it

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art.../wxpbrdge.html

[Incognito]

You're welcome.

[chicane]

Of course the linux box will need to have samba installed to talk to windows.

Only if it wants to access SMB shares on the Windows box.
Samba won't be necessary for the purpose of allowing the linux box to access the internet via the Windows box.

[lilelvis2000]

Surely you just put a wireless card in the Linux box and use its Network Admin tools to set it up. I'm assuming you're running the latest Ubuntu of course. Disable the builtin ethernet nic. and you're off:

http://seogadget.co.uk/how-to-setup-wireless-in-ubuntu/