Michael Leone wrote: > On Wed, 2002-01-09 at 16:31, Ken Hawkins wrote: > > Virtually every person I know who has tried to use WinBlows Internet > > connection sharing has had problems with the machine slowing down > > severly and freezing, usually less than a few hours. You (or you > > son-in-law) should seriously consider a modem/router/firewall in one box > > solution. 3Com and others make just such a unit. These will generally > > have 4 or more ethernet ports, and can be cascaded like a regular > > network hub, if you need to add ports. > > > > If you can't do the hardware solution above (usually about $400USD), you
Another choice is to pick up a good $20 computer (IIRC, you need at least a 386, with 640kb of RAM and a 720 or better floppy -- no hard drive, actually, I think the most recent versions of the software need a 1.2 or 1.44 mB floppy -- bloatware ;-), add two NICs that have packet drivers available (NE1000s and 2000s work for sure), and download IPRoute from the Internet, a $50 shareware package that runs on Dos. That's what I do, although I'm using a dial up modem, so I have a modem and one NIC. Visit http://www.mischler.com/iproute/ to start learning about iproute. You can download a demo that will run for about an hour so you can try it and make sure it will work for you before you buy it. I know that there are quite a few resources on the Web to help with iproute, there are tested configurations on various sites including Mischler's. I know there are tested configuration files for at least some DSL and Cable services, including RCN's (which is where I'd get my service once they have two way cable modems available in my area). (I'm not positive that IPRoute will work in a situation with one way cable modems.) I've used this setup for a lot of years, and it's been very reliable. Did lose a NIC about two years ago, on two machines at the same time so I presume it was due to a lightning strike / surge. Randy Kramer
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