I'd recommend a netgear or linksys like everyone else but there is a simpler, perhaps slightly more expensive route, but I like it because I hate those home routers, and I won't pony up for a decent router that will handle a 3Mbit cable connection, and too lazy to set up a linux router :)
I have two nics in each computer, and buy an extra ip from the isp (this is why it might be more expensive. depends on how much your isp charges for an ip) for each system. Then put a local (192.168...) ip on one nic and an internet ip on the other. Most _switches_ ( those blue netgears are flaky) can route two networks at the same time no problem, so no need for two switches, or a router. Instant network, with no bottlenecks, and no worrying about screwing with the router if me or anyone else wants to use irc, a p2p, an im, or anything else. -- jon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thursday, May 29, 2003, 3:24:18 PM, you wrote: HP> I want to set up my home network with Internet Connection Sharing for three HP> machines and a cable connection. The "gateway" machine is a Windows 2000 HP> Professional machine. There's also a Win 98 box and an XP box. HP> I did this once before with different machines but have forgotten some of HP> the details. I guess I need two network cards on the connected box. I am HP> totally confused at this point so won't even try to explain my limited HP> understanding. Can anyone tell me how to do this? In easy point form :-) HP> thanks, HP> Patrick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
