>Ah. Well, it turns out that the only way I could have access to the >internet is to run my laptop through the family computer; obviously, they >don't know the first thing about a computer besides click this or that, >and won't try linux whatever I say. Thus, this forces me to setup the >family box as a router, and I have to run it through there. > Well that shouldn't be necessary just get an ISP that will give you multiple IP addresses and then you use a hub not a router so that the computers and operating systems won't matter. We have a Windows box here that is on the same cable modem as this one but the cable company gives you up to 4 IP's so it's not a problem.
