I look forward to this info also, and hope that any replies will either be sent to the list or that I could be cc'd in the reply.
Thanks, Jai Jai No matter what you may believe to be true, Benjamin Bradley said: >Hi, I'm about to (hopefully) set up a LAN between the (4-5) computers in >my house and would like to share a cable modem connection between them. >We're thinking of setting up an older computer to be a dedicated gateway >system. My question is: how fast does this gateway need to be? It seems >like it wouldn't have to be very fast since all it's doing is NAT, but I >don't want to get stuck with bad service. > >Also, is there any sort of step-by-step guide anywhere to set up this kind >of thing? I'll be honest: linux scares me. I know it's the best way to set >it up, but I realize that I don't know nearly enough to set this up on my >own - much less troubleshoot it when things mess up. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn't. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows." -Katherine Graham, editor of The Washington Post --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]