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