Ok, Let's assume I get a home router, connect my cable modem to the router. So both my PC and laptob can have internet access. Can I set up my PC as a web or ftp server? (since they will have a 10.XXX or 192.XXX addresses). Can I have the upload option? Payman "Lee Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I would add another option. For about $70 in the U.S. one can purchase an off-the-shelf router/firewall. I am using a Netgear product and I really like it. It performs the same functions as a Linux based firewall but without the work, and the potential maintenance problems of an old PC. ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 1:46 AM Subject: Re: My Question about desktop sharing.... (correction) > Hiya, > > > I do have a Laptop and a PC both running Windows 2000 and are > > connected to each other thru a hub. The hub is connected to my cable > > modem. So, only my Labtop can have internet access and gets the ip > > address from dhcp server. Therefore, I think I am NOT be able to use > > IP for their connection since they are not in the same subnet. What's > > the best way to have remote desktop sharing between them? > > That's a tough one! But I can think of two ideas :-) > > 1) Get hold of an old 486 / low end Pentium and install Freesco. It's > a floppy disk based linux that acts as a router and a firewall. I'm > not a unix expert and I found it pretty easy to set up. > > The linux router would need two network cards. One plugging to the > cable modem and this would collect the DHCP address from your > cable modem. The second card would have your own private IP > range attached to it (probably 10.0.0.1 with subnet 255.255.255.0) > and you should plug this into your hub. You can then give static IP > addresses to your laptop and PC - say 10.0.0.2 and 10.0.0.3). > > This would give you your own private IP network behind a firewall - > so no-one should be able to reach your PCs through the cable > modem. You'd also be able to run VNC if you wanted :-) > > 2) Put two network cards in the PC and put a proxy program on it. > One network card should go into the cable modem (DHCP > address) and the other card should have 10.0.0.1 on it. The proxy > software would collect Internet data on behalf of your laptop. > > The downside is that you'd need some sort of firewall to protect > your windows 2000 box and the PC would always need to be on for > Internet access to work. However, you would have your own private > network AND again, you'd be able to run VNC. > > Wingate (www.deerfield.com) has a fully fucntioning demo proxy > you can use and it comes with a 2 user license for evaluation. > Sounds just right to me! :-) > > 3) If you couldn't use IP as you didn't take either of those options. > You could get PC Anywhere which will run over IPX and I *think* > you could use NetMeeting, although I found it a little unfriendly. > > Hope that helps! > > Richard > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: http://www.darkage.co.uk/ > > "Service, price, quality: pick any two." > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
