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Terminal commands equivalent to NetworkManager's “Use as Hotspot” option

I'm making a gui application which will control my laptop in order to make it act as a wifi hotspot. I may change distributions so I want to find a solution which will work generally for all ...
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NAT (Internet connection sharing) switching between multiple public interfaces

My Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) laptop has three network interfaces: eth0: wired interface sometimes connected to the Internet wlan0: wireless interface sometimes connected to the Internet vboxnet0: wired ...
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iptables rule for local network with free internet blocking unrequested connection from internet to server?

I have a home server (with slackware 13) with a eth0 for the local network and a eth1 for the internet (cable modem with dynamic ip). While I do want to learn more about iptables I am still on the ...