Subj : Re: Home Network
To   : Bennie Hutto
From : Alan Zisman
Date : Tue May 22 2001 11:47 pm

-=> Bennie Hutto wrote to All <=-

 BH> Hello everybody!

 BH> I have a question about networking 2 PC's and ADSL connectivity.
 BH> I have 2 PC's I want to network, and already have DSL service,
 BH> I have networked the 2 PC's together and they can see/talk to
 BH> each other, but when I put my DSL modem in (USB-Alcatel), the
 BH> server computer tries to make the ethernet adapter the 'default'
 BH> adapter. The DSL modem syncs and has an internet connection, but
 BH> I cannot surf. I have tried installing NetBUI, and several other
 BH> protocols on both machines adapters as well as installing Sygate
 BH> Network Manager, and Internet Sharing. Is there a way to make
 BH> the Alcatel the 'defaylt' adapter? I know it's prolly something
 BH> simple I've overlooked, but can't figure out what. My ISP will
 BH> not support or give any advice. I had to remove my network
 BH> adapter in the server machine to have normal internet access.
 BH> Suggestions? Thanks in advance!

 In general, you can't simply plug a DSL or Cable modem into a hub and expect
to share the Internet.

 There are a couple of ways it can be done:

-- Add two network adapters to one of the PCs... plug one into the DSL or Cable
Modem, and the other into the hub. Use Internet Connection Sharing or 3rd-party
Proxy sharing or Gateway software to share the connection to the other
computer(s).

-- Plug the DSL/Cable modem into your hub's Uplink port. (Note that this may
share one port with a standard network port-- in that case, don't plug a
computer into that port). Get two IP addresses from your service provider, and
set up your two computers that way.

-- Get a router rather than a standard hub. Plug the DSL/Cable modem into the
router's uplink port, and the other computers into the other ports (or plug
your existing hub in, using the hub's uplink port). Optionally, have the router
provide dynamic IP addresses to the computers on your network.
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