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by llopezpacfab

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I have 3 computers running windows me and I want to network them so they all could use the one internal DSL line. They all are using internet sharing and have TCP/IP with no internal IP addresses. Unfortunatly one or more freezes up or is too slow to do any good. Am I missing something? (Oh they are all hooked into a hub)

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by ann777

You have one external ip address and three computers thatare running "internet sharing." Sometimes results are okay, othertimes not?

Seems like bandwidth may be the issue here. What are your upload/download rates? Real versus actual?

Sharing one DSL connection will not produce optimal results when all three computers are on the 'net simultaneously. You can expect your actual bandwidth to be cut 1/3 for each computer when all are active.

by thechas

I havn't checked this for Me, but for Windows 98, you are only suppossed to install internet connection sharing on the computer that is connected to the DSL line.

If your DSL modem is a USB device, or internal card, ICS is your only option. But should only be installed and enabled on the computer that is directly connected to the DSL modem.

Do you have a firewall on the computer that is connected to the DSL modem?
Sometimes your networking software has it's own firewall, and you could be having conflicts between the 2 firewalls.

If your DSL modem is an external device that uses a standard network connection. You do not need ICS. You should be able to plug the DSL modem into your hub, and allow all computers to share the line.
You do want to install a firewall between the DSL modem and your network. There are hubs with built in hardware firewalls just for this purpose.

by llopezpacfab

I tried putting internet sharing on the one computer and taking it off of the others and it works. Thanks

by chris hirst

You could use WinRoute Lite or Pro from Tiny Software (www.tinysoftware.com) The Pro version has router,NAT,DNS,DHCP,mail server,Proxy,Firewall etc and is simple to configure. I use the pro version at Home (USB DSL Modem) and at work ( Leased, DSL and Multi-Link ISDN). It is not the cheapest around but it is reliable. Failing that if you want a free software router\proxy server (anything is better than ICS) there are lots about, just do a search on Google and see what turns up.

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