Internet cable sharing

Check with your cable provider. Some do not allow multiple pc's without multiple accounts. If they do you have a couple of options. Either enable ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on the pc that is connected to the cable modem or (my choice) dump the hub and get a dsl/cable modem router. You can get these at most office supply stores like Office Max, Staples, etc. or order one off the internet. They are currently running around $90.00. This will allow all of your pc's to connect to the router and the router will connect to your cable modem. DLinkSys and Netgear make a couple of good ones. check them out.

Enjoy,

DrBob:>)

Hi answer 2 is the better option but keep your hub connect the cable modem to the dsl router one output of the router to your hub and both PC's to the hub, and if your router does ip translation both pc's can acess the internet at the same time and file share. The SMC barricade SMC7004ABR has the facility to clone your NIC MAC address, does IP translation and has a firewall to boot.

Hope this helps

Rich

You'll want to use ICS for this if you don't want to get a router or work with NAT.

Take a look at these links for assistance:

http://www.labmice.net/networking/ICS.htm

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/sharing.htm

http://www.cable-modems.org/articles/internet_sharing/

http://www.homenethelp.com/connection-sharing.asp

http://www.internet-sharing.com/

Good luck!

I place a second network card into the box that has the cable going into it. Then you would run your internet connection sharing wizard and share out the connection. The second network card should have an ethernet cable going to the hub. This card will be given the ip address of 192.168.0.1 and will issue your win2k box an ip address in that range. I believe that win98 ICS will require you to create a floppy to run on the second puter.
Good luck!

Mike

You should be able to connect the cable modem to the hub, and each of the computers to the hub. I have a simple JVC 4-port hub, one computer running Win 98 SE, and the other running Win 2k, and they both happily and simultaneously connect to the net. Plug in and reboot should do it!

you can use a 3rd party internet sharing program, like wingate and winroute. i personally recommend wingate as it is very easy to configure. Just follow the wizard. or you can read the dociment b4 installing at www.deerfield.com. Happy surfing

thats alot of awnsers! how does the isp provide the service/link? what new computer name? ppoe? host name? blah,blah? try a router "linksys will provide the necessary information to set up the connection".there are ways around paying for multiple ipaddresses.screw the internet connection sharing. try www.speedguide.net for the help.

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