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Most "how do I" questions come up time and time again, so I thought it was time to produce a page of links.
There are no hardware or software recommendations as they go out of date so quickly.
I hope you find these of use and please feel free to add some of your own.
Hardware
I cannot stress enough that you should invest some money in proper networking kit. It really is very cheap these days.
Buying a router takes all the headaches out of the basics of networking and Internet sharing.
AOL and Tiscali come with issues - make sure any router you buy will support them.
Network Topologies
http://www.homenethelp.com/network/index.asp
Routers & What They Do
http://www.homenethelp.com/router-guide/index.asp
File Sharing Tutorial
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/net.asp
What are Firewalls
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-firewalls.asp
DMZ's and Port Forwarding (Internet Gaming behind a router).
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/port-forwarding-dmz.asp
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/game-behind-router.asp
Good Guide that gives detailed instructions for all popular routers and games
http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm
Microsoft ICS
Do yourself a favour and buy a router 
But if you must http://www.homenethelp.com/ics/index.asp
Test Your Security
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
Linux Networking, Implementing NFS.
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/2684/1/
Dave R
XP Pro + various VMs: Q6600 @ stock, Asus V3-P5G33, 2GB DDR2 800, 7600GT
XP Pro: E1200 @2.4Ghz, GA-G33M-DS2R/S2, 2GB DDR2 800, 3450 on HDMI
Mandriva S 2008 + XP VM: S939 3800+, 1GB DDR, 9550
Windows Home Server: S3000, ASUS V2-M2V890, 512mb DDR2 667, 1TB
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