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DSL router and network
How can I connect two Win98 machines to DSL and to each other? What are my
options i. e. routers etc? TIA MM |
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M Mordkovych wrote:
How can I connect two Win98 machines to DSL and to each other? What are my options i. e. routers etc? TIA MM The three possibilities (at least, the three I can think of): 1) Contract with your ISP for two external IP addresses -- not generally recommended , because unnecessarily expensive -- probably will also require a (cheap) switch for LAN traffic; 2) Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) software -- I think it's a bad idea because people often have trouble with it, and it requires that your portal machine be powered on for the secondary machine to connect to the Internet -- also requires two network interfaces in the portal machine; 3) Your choice of router -- that's what I would do -- inexpensive, flexible, and can contribute to security. HTH. JMHO. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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M Mordkovych wrote:
How can I connect two Win98 machines to DSL and to each other? What are my options i. e. routers etc? TIA MM The three possibilities (at least, the three I can think of): 1) Contract with your ISP for two external IP addresses -- not generally recommended , because unnecessarily expensive -- probably will also require a (cheap) switch for LAN traffic; 2) Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) software -- I think it's a bad idea because people often have trouble with it, and it requires that your portal machine be powered on for the secondary machine to connect to the Internet -- also requires two network interfaces in the portal machine; 3) Your choice of router -- that's what I would do -- inexpensive, flexible, and can contribute to security. HTH. JMHO. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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Thanks for reply.
What kind of router has options of both DSL and regular network? "CJT" wrote in message ... 3) Your choice of router -- that's what I would do -- inexpensive, flexible, and can contribute to security. |
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Thanks for reply.
What kind of router has options of both DSL and regular network? "CJT" wrote in message ... 3) Your choice of router -- that's what I would do -- inexpensive, flexible, and can contribute to security. |
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M Mordkovych wrote:
Thanks for reply. What kind of router has options of both DSL and regular network? Most of them do these days. "CJT" wrote in message ... 3) Your choice of router -- that's what I would do -- inexpensive, flexible, and can contribute to security. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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M Mordkovych wrote:
Thanks for reply. What kind of router has options of both DSL and regular network? Most of them do these days. "CJT" wrote in message ... 3) Your choice of router -- that's what I would do -- inexpensive, flexible, and can contribute to security. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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I checked in the routers descriptions and dont see where say that.
What options should I look for? "CJT" wrote in message ... M Mordkovych wrote: Thanks for reply. What kind of router has options of both DSL and regular network? Most of them do these days. "CJT" wrote in message ... 3) Your choice of router -- that's what I would do -- inexpensive, flexible, and can contribute to security. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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I checked in the routers descriptions and dont see where say that.
What options should I look for? "CJT" wrote in message ... M Mordkovych wrote: Thanks for reply. What kind of router has options of both DSL and regular network? Most of them do these days. "CJT" wrote in message ... 3) Your choice of router -- that's what I would do -- inexpensive, flexible, and can contribute to security. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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M Mordkovych wrote:
I checked in the routers descriptions and dont see where say that. What options should I look for? Typically a router suitable for use with DSL will have "broadband" in its name (if it doesn't explicitly say "DSL"). Realize, though, that some of the DSL "modems" now being provided to new DSL subscribers include routers built-in, so you might already HAVE a router. The LAN side will typically show up on the box as "4-port" (or however many) -- that's your signal that there's a switch built-in. Of course, you can construct your own system using a single port router and a switch (or hub, but hubs seem to be less common every day). But I suspect most people buy the combined item for convenience. "CJT" wrote in message ... M Mordkovych wrote: Thanks for reply. What kind of router has options of both DSL and regular network? Most of them do these days. "CJT" wrote in message ... 3) Your choice of router -- that's what I would do -- inexpensive, flexible, and can contribute to security. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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