[Newb: Ubuntu Internet Sharing. Can't get it working]

Mr-protocol,

Couldn't get that working either. I was on WiFi and had connection, but when I disable Network Manager then I lose all connections. Am I missing a step here?

Barry,

Set the static IP as whatever the Pineapple is giving it over DHCP? And what icon on th desktop, I don't have any icons on my desktop...

[Newb: Ubuntu Internet Sharing. Can't get it working]

OK, I know I am doing something wrong, but I have no idea what. I've tried a few times now, read the instructions, watched the video and I can't this working for the life of me. I am running a Dell Latitude 2100 running Ubuntu. I am not a big Terminal user, but I can follow directions and know a little of how to do things. I can't seem to find anything on the forums for similar issues (Though it could be the terms I'm searching), so if I missed a solution I apologize.

If the Pineapple is connected via Ethernet, I can access it, but I can't access the internet via WiFi. If I disconnect, no problem at all.

So I downloaded and ran the wp5 file, and get the prompts, but the Internet Gateway shows the Pineapple IP. So no internet, but access to Pineapple is OK. If I try and check for updates, I get an error saying it can't connect. Here is the wp5 output

Pineapple Netmask [255.255.255.0]: 
Pineapple Network [172.16.42.0/24]: 
Interface between PC and Pineapple [eth0]: 
Interface between PC and Internet [wlan0]: 
Internet Gateway [172.16.42.1]: 
IP Address of Host PC [172.16.42.42]: 
IP Address of Pineapple [172.16.42.1]: 

     _ .           ___          \||/   Internet: 172.16.42.1 - wlan0
   (  _ )_  <-->  [___]  <-->  ,<><>,  Computer: 172.16.42.42
 (_  _(_ ,)       \___\        '<><>' Pineapple: 172.16.42.0/24 - eth0
SIOCDELRT: No such process
SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable

Browse to http://172.16.42.1:1471

Now, if I unplug the Pineapple from my Ethernet port, and run again, I get this:

Pineapple Netmask [255.255.255.0]: 
Pineapple Network [172.16.42.0/24]: 
Interface between PC and Pineapple [eth0]: 
Interface between PC and Internet [wlan0]: 
Internet Gateway [192.168.1.254]: 
IP Address of Host PC [172.16.42.42]: 
IP Address of Pineapple [172.16.42.1]: 

     _ .           ___          \||/   Internet: 192.168.1.254 - wlan0
   (  _ )_  <-->  [___]  <-->  ,<><>,  Computer: 172.16.42.42
 (_  _(_ ,)       \___\        '<><>' Pineapple: 172.16.42.0/24 - eth0

I get this. I did ifconfig and checked the IP and such and tried the below, manually adding the IP and the mask, but get the error included.

Pineapple Netmask [255.255.255.0]: 
Pineapple Network [172.16.42.0/24]: 
Interface between PC and Pineapple [eth0]: 
Interface between PC and Internet [wlan0]: 
Internet Gateway [172.16.42.1]: 192.168.1.254
IP Address of Host PC [172.16.42.42]: 192.168.1.70
IP Address of Pineapple [172.16.42.1]: 

     _ .           ___          \||/   Internet: 192.168.1.254 - wlan0
   (  _ )_  <-->  [___]  <-->  ,<><>,  Computer: 192.168.1.70
 (_  _(_ ,)       \___\        '<><>' Pineapple: 172.16.42.0/24 - eth0
SIOCDELRT: No such process

So... Really not sure what I am doing wrong or how to get this to work. I've tried 4-5 times and get some variation of the above depending on what info I try.

Can anybody offer any suggestions or solutions? I'm baffled!

Thanks in advance.