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by cyberghost_1

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I am setting up 10 PC's for an Internet Cafe. 1 Main PC to monitor the use of the 9 User PC's. The main PC will be acting as a Server, there is no Database or anything like that, the other 9 PC's are going to be rented to customers. The Server PC will just monitor the amount of time each user PC is online. Aswell as monitoring what gets DLed on the 9 user PC,s. All PC's are running WinXP PRO OS, Server has 512MB RAM, Celeron D 2.40 GHz. The User PC's...5 have 256MB RAM, 800MHz VIA Samuel 2 Processors, the remaing 4 User PC's are DELL reconstructed PC's with Celeron 2.40 GHz, 256MB RAM.
Here is the setup that I have planned...

512 Kbps Modem (Using a Partial T1 Line...real thick black cable that has an adapter at the end with a really thin black cable. The thin black cable goes to the Modem. IT DOESN'T CONNECT LIKE A REGULAR CABLE..i.e...TV Cable.)

Modem-->NetGear Router (WAN PORT)

Server PC-->Router (LAN PORT 1)

8-PORT Switch (PORT 8or7)-->Router (LAN PORT 2)
8-PORT Switch (PORT 8or7)-->Router (LAN PORT 3)

4 User PC's connected to Switch #1
5 User PC's connected to Switch #2

Any comments, is there a better way to set this up? Different Config? I ran into a big problem with the Router. I can't get on the internet or see the Network PC's when using the Router. I can sometimes get on the internet when everything is connect to only the Switches...Why is the Router not working? It marks an AMBER LIGHT when connected to the modem, instead of a GREEN LIGHT. I do get the IP and all the info on the Status of the connection....PLEASE HELP...ASAP !!!!!!

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by cg it

go to ebay and buy a Cisco Catalyst 10/100 managed switch. VLAN to segment your computers in to the groups you want. I'd get a 24 port.
Configure the Cisco managed switch to foward traffic from the VLANs to the router.

by cg it

what modem for a T1? usually a T1 is direct without a modem and you need a WIC T1 connector. Further the router also needs to be able to handle T1. A cable/DSL router won't work with a T1 signal.

by cg it

It's cable not T1. So which Cable ISP? Adelphia has a nasty habit of not liking anything that has ICMP traffic [that including routers with RIP1/2 enabled, servers, so on] and a nasty habit of not liking a different MAC address than what they are used to seeing.

So what cable service ISPs say to do is turn everything off including the modem. hook everything up and turn everything on one by one in this order, modem and wait until you have green lights on link and power. Then turn on the router. Wait until you have green across the board, then turn on the computer. If you have to do a DNS flush and release renew on the router.

by cg it

turn off ALL ICMP traffic [ RIP2] and any other broadcast traffic protocol you might want to run.

by cyberghost_1

Thanks, the ISP told me that the Modem was configured for only ONE PC. They sent a tech over and corrected the problem. That was stopping the Router from talking to the modem and switches...go figure...

by cyberghost_1

NOTE: The Internet connection is a Partial T1. 512kbps Bandwidth, a Cable Modem was supplied by the ISP. I described the cables that connect to the modem. The thick black cable that goes to the roof looks just like a regular TV cable, except it is 4x as thick. It doesn't connect to the modem, at the end of the cable it has a round adapter that connects to a really thin black cable. This thin cable connects to the modem using a round metal plug. Similar to the power plug, but it's metal and it is male not female...
The ISP says that it is compatible to any switch and Router...they couldn't tell me why I wasn't able to connect though...

by cyberghost_1

I could use a bit more info, I tried turning everything off and reconnecting everything. I get ISP info.....

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