> They tend to bog down pretty badly on dialups; trying to share a dialup > connection among multiple computers results in frustration for everyone > :(
Shouldn't do. I've used several modem-sharing setups this way and they can work pretty well; I've had 20-odd users on a single 56K modem. If you have a modem connection on a PC, try WinGate from deerfield.net. It's fast and simple. If you have a spare PC box, try a Linux firewall. Fast and free. Smoothwall (from www.smoothwall.org) makes this stupidly easy and you need NO Linux or Unix or firewalling knowledge at all to make it work. Its integrated web cache, Squid, actually speeds up Web access for 2-3 people sharing a line. Every time you open msn.com, all the graphics & frames come from the cache, not down the line; if she reads Dilbert after you've read Dilbert, she gets the cached copy, keeping the line open. Sadly, this is a much harder task under MacOS. And yes, I use the web at 9,600bps; I have Opera on my Psion PDA and my cellphone gives me a wireless Internet connection. It's not fun, but it's very useful in a pickle... -- Liam Proven � http://welcome.to/liamsweb -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
