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My Ubuntu 16.04 system is connected to the Internet by means of a USB-Modem.

How do I share this internet to an external router(Netgear) through the ethernet cable connected to my computer?

  • I've done the first step of going to settings and sharing the Wired Network(USB) in IPv4 settings.
  • I've connected the ethernet cable attached to my PC to the Internet port(blue-colored port) of my router, not the local ports.

Now, how do I configure the router to begin with, when the Ethernet connection is not getting connected at all? The system continuously tries to connect to it but fails.

Update:

I've assigned an IP to my ethernet connection and it connects to the system.

Now, how do I configure my router so that I could share the internet? Do I use a static IP and set the IP of my ethernet connection as the gateway or the IP of my USB-modem connection?

Aurora C
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It's failing to connect because when you use Ubuntu's sharing mode, it doesn't set up a DHCP server.

You need to manually assign an IP address to the device connected to the Ubuntu system.

You'reAGitForNotUsingGit
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