Thanks! That's a lot to absorb; but, I get the general jist of it. I was
looking at some of the documentation that was left when they put in the
"digital wireless broadband/home networking",etc... Supposedly, I should be
able to "just buy another nic and load the software" and it'll be good to
go! Hmmm, We'll see, eh?
Thanks for all the great info - especially about the IP info - good to know!
~Lisa
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From: "Jay Daniels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: * informant * Napster?
> 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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