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Is it possible to create a dialin under windows 98 wherein the user can then access the net via the ADSL? As far as i know it can't be done.

What will i need to do it in lieu of "server" software. ie WIN XP, proxy server?

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by parbo

If you have Win98SE then you should have ICS. If you dont have that version then you can go with 3rd party software like Winproxy

by thechas

While your ADSL signal comes in over your phone line, you do NOT dial up the ADSL connection.

Depending on your specific ADSL modem, you either connect via a USB or a network connection.
Either way, you add a network place to sign on to your ISP with a user name and password.

If you have a network and wish to allow other computers on the network to share the DSL connection, you need to decide how you want to set up the connection.

If you have a network jack on your DSL modem, I recommend installing a DSL router between the DSL modem and your network.

If all you have is a USB connection, or an internal DSL modem, then you need to set up the PC connected to the modem as the ICS source.
Then, you can set up your other PCs as ICS clients.

If you use a PC as your DSL source, you need to leave that PC on in order for the client PCs to be able to use the connection.

Chas

by axxis

I have the network setup... THe question related to EXTERNALLY dialling in from another location THEN going out ONTO the internet like an ISP dialup.

by thechas

Yes, you can allow a remote user to access your ADSL connection.

First you need to set up the host PC so that it will answer the phone line and allow another PC to connect.

Networking is pretty much the same as it is with ICS.
For greater security, you may want to set up a VPN.

You can find a few articles posted at www.wown.com

Keep in mind that any user dialing in will be limited to a maximum connection speed of around 52K.

Chas

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