on your n900 , install mad developer from extras devel , after installation open it , click manage usb , load g_ether , click close then click edit , in the ip address field enter 192.168.0.2 , subnet mask 255.255.255.0 , check default route box , and in the gateway field enter 192.168.0.1 now your n900 is ready , on your pc install maemo pc connectivity from https://garage.maemo.org/frs/downloa...vity_0.9.4.exe after the installation plug your n900 into the pc via usb . then open control panel > network and sharing > change adapter setting > right click your lan connection and select properties , in the sharing tab check the first box , click apply . on your n900 open xterminal , type "sudo ping google.com" , you should recieve replies if everything is correct , now you will have to create a dummy connection so that hildon applications can use the internet , there is a package for this in extras devel , but i can't remember it's name.