noob-at-networking

I just ran cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward and it told me that it is set to 1. This was a fresh Debian install so unless there is a default firewall like in windows or I have unknowingly configured iptables to have a firewall then I don't believe I have one.

I just dropped both of the FORWARD rules and its still not passing the internet though. Any thing else I can try to get this working?

I have just tried this command however the wireless ad-hoc still has no internet.

i wanted to use my Debian machine to share the internet that is connected to eth0 with wlan0 so that I don't have to sit next to my Ethernet socket on in my wall when ever I want to use my laptop. I could just go and my a wireless router but I thought that since my desktop is going to be sitting next to the socket all of the time it my be time to give it a new purpose and expand on my none existent Debian skills. So I found some tutorials on the internet about creating ad-hoc networks and sharing the internet between them. That all went well until I came connect to the ad-hoc network. I can connect just fine however I can't share my internet from my desktop to my laptop. my desktop is a fresh installation of Debian and my laptop is windows7 . I used ip tables as a firewall and for forwarding the internet. Any help on how to fix this would be great. Just ask if I forgot to post any necessary information.