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Sharing DSL through router

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by steve20392002

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I have a network sharing through a Linksys router. I am using DSL to access the internet through the router. I have a standalone PC which is using dialup. I want to add the standalone PC to the router so that I can access the internet using the DSL.I do not want the standalone PC to be part of the network. Can i do that by connecting the PC to the router? Or will that PC become a workstation on the network?

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by cactus pete

By default, it would become part of the network. You might check the Linksys docs to see if it will allow you to specify a DHCP address [effectively making it static] for a particular MAC address - the stand alone machine. If your masks are set upproperly, the various machines won't see each other.

by ann777

It's going to depend on how the stand alone pc is set up.

If you have a static ip address on the stand alone computer, then it will not work connected to your router.

If the stand alone computer is set to "obtain an ip address automatically," then you should be able to just plug it into your Linksys router and it will become part of the LAN/DHCP scheme but it's not permanent and it should work fine.

Another alternative is to purchase and download NetSwitcher software ( www.netswitcher.com ) -- I believe it costs $14 / license now. It will allow you to configure your stand alone computer for booting into multiple networks and then whenever you start this computer, you choose which network you are connecting to...

by dustyd

This sounds like a workgroup, and not a domain.

Configure the standalone to use DHCP from the router, but name its workgroup something different from the other PC's.

by jereg

Even though you access the internet, you are not part of any network. Be sure that you have configured the Network Address Tranlation feature in the router. Then your PC will basicly be invisible on the internet. You can test this by going to grc.com and running Shields Up. If the NAT is set up correctly, you sould show as running in stealth mode.

by jereg

Even though you access the internet, you are not part of any network. Be sure that you have configured the Network Address Tranlation feature in the router. Then your PC will basicly be invisible on the internet. You can test this by going to grc.com and running Shields Up. If the NAT is set up correctly, you sould show as running in stealth mode.

by medic755

How about installing a firewall on the stand alone machine to block it from the network but still allow Internet access?

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