At 10:54 AM 12/30/00 -0800 Lisa Selk wrote:
>I have heard different stories - some say when two are downloading at one time it
>cuts the bandwidth in half - others say it only makes a very slight difference... I
>sort of figure it has a lot to do with your internet settings within the registry;
>but, who knows???
I do not have a cable modem, but I have 3 computers and 1 terminal connected to the
internet through 1 modem. The gateway box runs Linux which uses a packet-forwarding
firewall and IP masquerading. The modem is on comm 2 of the gateway box. From there
it filters incoming request and forwards the packets to the proper destination to the
internal NIC. Then through a cheap 10/100 5 port hub. You must have a Network Card
for each machine and at least a Hub(cheap) or Switch(expensive).
The internal net uses a private subnet of 192.168.1.0/24 This range is not route-able
from the internet. When I send mail from 192.168.1.15 all machines on the internet
see the gateway ip address, not my real ip of the workstation. Just like the name
suggest, all the machines on my internal LAN are masquerading as the gateway/firewall
box.
The cable modem works similar to this. Some however even allow more than one computer
to connect directly to it. Others need a hub on the cable modem side. All need a HUB
on the network side if running through a firewall box. The cable modem companies have
different procedures to connect multiple machines, so check your service provider's
website.
>
>I am in the process of sending that MP3 directly to your personal e-mail (it would be
>too large to pass through the group).
....NETWORKING
If you're running windows on the gateway box, then I believe the second release of 98
had this type of feature to connect more than one computer to the internet through one
modem, provide you have the hardware: NICs, etho, and HUB. The first release of 98 and
also NT 4.0 does NOT have these packet forwarding capabilities; so, you will need some
type of proxy software like WinProxy or you could use Socks.
Speed Degradation...
Yes, with a 56k modem more than one machine gets real slow. However, with a
high-speed connection, you shouldn't notice much difference on a small home network.
/jay
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