Re: Internet Connection Sharing

[Chuck Anderson <cra WPI EDU>]

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 01:34:06PM +0000, Martin Owens wrote:
> Hello Chuck,
> 
> On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 01:01 -0500, Chuck Anderson wrote:
> 
> > I sometimes find myself in scenarios where I have a wireless 
> > connection to the internet that I'd like to share with wired-only 
> > devices (no wifi cards in them).  How hard would it be to make the 
> > "Create new wireless network..." dialog generic like "Share network 
> > connection..."?  Basically, I would like to be able to share any 
> > active internet connection to any other medium, wired or wireless or 
> > whatever.
> 
> Would this help you?
> 
> http://doctormo.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/ubuntus-internet-connection-sharing/

Yes, thank you.  Why wasn't this feature touted and advertized as much 
as Wireless network sharing was?  I think the disparity between wired 
sharing and "Create new wireless network..." should be addressed.