I have a friend attempting to connect 1 modem with only 1 IP to two different computers on a pier to pier network and insists that he has done it before but forgot how. Any ideas how to do it?
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by all means, go get a dsl/cable router/firewall for this (personal favorite is linksys befsr41 -- and no, i don't work for linksys).
your method will certainly work, but i'm not a big fan of microsoft PC's with unprotected broadband connections to the net.
the linksys is extremely easy to set up, and they're getting cheaper all the time.
good luck.
As long as one of the PCs has two ethernet cards installed (one for plugging into the modem and the other plugged into the other computer) all you have to do is to select the ethernet card that is connected to the modem and (depending on what version of Windows you are using will vary how you implement this) enable the connection to share the Internet connection (ICS). This way both computers can be on the Internet at the same time with one IP address. A hub is not required. I would suggest a good firewall and virus scanner for the computers. If you let me know what version of Windows you are using I can give you more detailed directions for setting up Windows.
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by: PepinIIPosted on 2003-08-31 at 15:22:08ID: 9258625
I have done it...enable connection sharing, (you will need a HUB), connect the shared resource computer to the HUB (uplink port) and connect the other PC's to the HUB on the empty ports.