this is the result of ifconfig:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0D:87:37:8D

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inet addr:82.43.91.135 Bcast:255.255.255.255 Mask:255.255.248.0
inet6 addr: fe80::20d:87ff:fe37:8ddd/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:16916 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1337 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1374129 (1.3 Mb) TX bytes:134932 (131.7 Kb)
Interrupt:5 Base address:0xd400
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:10:5A:C5:A4:CB
inet6 addr: fe80::210:5aff:fec5:a4cb/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:5
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:378 (378.0 b)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xd000
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:152 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:152 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:9878 (9.6 Kb) TX bytes:9878 (9.6 Kb)
and route -n:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
82.43.88.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.248.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 82.43.88.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
my xp machine says the follwoing for ipconfig /all:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : homecomp
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethe
rnet NIC #3
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-56-AF-00-04-A5
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
For some reason ip address isnt filled in, but when i boot off windows on both machines, they happily share an internet connection with auto setup!