"Artificer" wrote in message
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I understand that using a proxy like squid to share an internet
connection has several benefits like web caching, but forgetting those
benefits I would like to know if a linux firewall (using iptables or
something similar) can be use to share an internet connection or if it
will only serve as a “protection device”.

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp
http://www.vicomsoft.com/knowledge/r...irewalls1.html
http://www.more.net/technical/netserv/tcpip/firewalls/