Connection Sharing

PulsePulse To create, to create and escape. Join Date: 2002-08-29 Member: 1248Members, Constellation
edited February 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Oh XP... why do you hate me so?</div> I'm trying to share an internet connection between 2 computers. (one with xp home, the other with xp pro) I have a dsl modem connected to an ethernet switch which is connected to the 2 computers. I've run the wizard and tried setting it up manually, but it still doesn't work. I know they are both connected properly because trying to connect normally on one of them gives me an ip conflict on both of them, but they refuse to recognize each other in any other way. What gives?
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  • ZeroByteZeroByte Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3057Members
    Your cat5 cable a crossover?
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  • CodemanCodeman Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9497Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    unless you're allowed to connect the 2 computers to the DSL account at once i don't think it'll work that way (ie: they both connect as if the modem was plugged into them directly, some ISPs allow this)

    usually you have 2 network cards in the comptuer that shares the connection and one of them is dedicated to the modem (so you can use a crappy old 10mbit card)

    sharing should be fairly straightforward to set up if you do it like that (although everyone i know sharing DSL uses a separate computer running a linux NAT/firewall or those <u>evil</u> router/modem combo things)

    i've had very little experience with DSL though, since i'm on dialup at home...
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    hmmm, switch....

    I havn't actualy played with a switch (I only have a router)....

    I know that Some one else (possibly MonsE) Will end up answering this but I will try to help <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    ok, If switches work like routers (I have NO idea if they do or not) you can very possibly conect to your switch (just look in your manual and type in the IP they give you, default for lynksys routers is 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.0)

    If you can connect to it from both computers theny you know you have the computer conecting to the switch (very important)

    Another thing to do is pop open you lan connection for each computer and make sure they are attempting to obtain their IP addresses automaticly.

    Also make sure you switch is acting properly (all that stuff your DSL Provider told you to put into your computer you actualy have to enter in to the switch)



    Again, all of this is assuming a switch acs fairly similer to a router <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> (I kinda doubt that any of what I just said was correct, but you can try it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
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  • CodemanCodeman Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9497Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    a switch is a hub with an ego (and supposedly some intelligence as it sends packets to correct addresses whereas a hub just broadcasts everything and lets the comtpuers decide what's for them and what isn't)

    the router is a bit different...

    another thing, windows connection sharing requires you change your IP address to 192.168.0.1, many ethernet modems (D-Link DSL-300 for example) use this address to access their web-based config interfaces....
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  • GrillkohleGrillkohle Join Date: 2003-12-23 Member: 24695Members, Constellation
    edited February 2004
    As far as I know, you have to have a computer that connects to the internet directly. That computer needs two NIC's, one for the DSL modem, the other one for your network.

    Set it up like this:

    DSL Modem ---- Server ---- Switch ---- Computer 1
    ...............................................|
    ...............................................|
    ..........................................Computer 2

    Both client computers need to have the IP of the Server computer defined as gateway, also, the server always has to be on in order to forward the internet connection to the other computers.

    I have some experience with this setup with Windows 98SE, it was quite a ****, but then I got XP and a router <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    sooooo

    I was compleatly wrong (as I expected <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)

    However what a router basicaly does is combine said first computer and said switch (and a fire awall) all into one nice little package?

    hehe, one of these days I will learn more then what it takes to make my computer work, and how to make games run <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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