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Two Nics to Share Cable?
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:23 pm
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
Ok guys.. I think what I'm wanting to do is called a gateway. I want to share the Internet via Cable with my other computers. Can I just install another nic in the computer that has the Cable connected (temporarily until I get my smoothwall router going) and then run a cable from the 2nd NIC to my switch and then run the rest like normal? Anything I should know about doing this?
TIA!
eGo
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:51 pm
by FlyingPenguin
Yes you can do that. You enable ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on the connection you want to share.
A $40 router is a simpler solution though.
Instructions here:
http://www.homenethelp.com/ics/ics-install-sxp.asp
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 11:01 pm
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
Thanks FP! I'm kinda tight on money just having moved and all and I've got the stuff laying around for the other two.
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 1:42 pm
by ShibasScotch
Havent done this in a while, but if i remember correctly, you will want to use a crossover cabel between the 2 computers? I think --- someone will kill me if im wrong so its all good
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 1:49 pm
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
Originally posted by ShibasScotch
Havent done this in a while, but if i remember correctly, you will want to use a crossover cabel between the 2 computers? I think --- someone will kill me if im wrong so its all good
Yah, if I was only doing this for two computers I would.
I'm going to be running 4 other computers via a switch.
Thanks though!!
eGo
Update.
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 6:27 pm
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
Got it going this morning. At first it gave me fits, then I realized I had the conection shared on the wrong NIC.. DUH! lol.. All is working well now and I'm back to the folding fool I am!
eGo