> Well, the correct procedure is to use the Sharing System Preference > "Internet" tab. Make sure that you have both Ethernet and AirPort > enabled in the Network System Preference and you'll see how easy it is > to share either way. Man, I wish I'd seen this e-mail about a week ago (ignoring that it was sent only a few days ago). My cable modem was down for over a week and I needed a way to share a connection between two notebooks. I couldn't get the Airport Basestation to dial out for some reason although I didn't spend a whole lot of time looking into it. I did see a lot of noise about dialing out with the base station but nothing that solved my problem. I fell into the trap you described and didn't think about this approach. Thanks for the hint, Steve. Brian