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by lmcdonald

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I have an NT4.0 Server set up with an external dial up modem. I am able to connect to the internet. Now I want to set up workstations (10 at most) to access Eudora email and the internet through the NT server modem. One item I read said to go to Add/Remove programs and double click Internet Connection on the Windows Setup tab. That is not an option for Windows NT.
Right now we are using one workstation to access everyone's email and the same workstation for everyone to use to access the internet. The network connection sharing will be very beneficial.

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by birdysaw

I dont think there is any internet
connection sharing program in built
in NT4 (pardon me if i am wrong)

you can look for softwares like
WINGATE ... but it is not advisable

Situation
1) 10 users accessing one internet conenction
would mean many complains to you
2) ten individual phone lines to maintain
3) TCO high :)

Proposed solution
1) Use a hardware internet router (not very expensive)
2) buy one that lets you dial up to 2 connections
3) configure in such a way that the 1st connection takes 5 users, if the
six user wants to connect, the user would
directed to the 2nd internet conenction.
4) instead of ten line, you only need to maintain 2 lines.
5) such hardware routers are designed to end internet connection if there is no activity.

Hope this helps

by ryan.g

install and configure any proxy software on the server. (try winproxy.com). Set the computers to point the proxy setting in the browser to this.

by ryan.g

install and configure any proxy software on the server. (try winproxy.com). Set the computers to point the proxy setting in the browser to this.

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