I also have another m/c(linux) connected using crossover. the linux router i was taking abt has 2 ethernet interfaces.... one for the ppp0 broad band connectiona and the other one for the other linux machine. i want to have net access in another machine as well... how do i do that without using squid??
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Enable packet forwarding on your linux machine by editing /etc/sysctl.conf or by setting /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward to 1. Using iptables, allow forwarded traffic from the other system to pass through and also SNAT it before it leaves for internet.
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No this is not possible in the way you want to use it. If one of the computers has two nics in it, you could use the first NIC to connect to cable modem, and then configure the pc to support shared internet to computers connected via the 2nd NIC. A used router should only cost about 10 bucks and would be a better solution to share the internet connection.\nKeep in mind that your cable provider will only provide you with a single IP address unless you pay additional. Therefore any attempt to statically configure your ip address + 1 would not be successfull and likely would cause you to find the cable company knocking at your door.
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I don't know what this "COM" you keep saying is, but if you are running a single ethernet cable straight from one PC to another, then you need to make sure its a CROSSOVER cable. Otherwise you'd have to stick a hub or switch inbetween the two.
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Hi, since I don't know anything about your router I can't say anything, but if you want to connect your laptop and desktop, you can use the ethernet cable (for connecting two pcs).  Go to Control Panel, then Network Connection then right click the Lan connection and to properties.  Now highlight Internet Protocol and the hit properties.  Assign the IP address 10.1.1.1 to one and 10.1.1.2 to another.  Now for subnet put 255.255.255.0 in both. Say okay and now your laptop and desktop should be able to see each other in the workgroup.  You would have to individually share the folders/drives you would want the other to see.
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Noticed the following from your question:\n\n1. You need to segregate you LAN from WAN. \n2. You need to build redundancy in the WAN connections\n\nBefore I start answering to those requirements, some important things for you to consider.\n1. what equipment do you have now? \n2. How much bandwidth do you need?\n3. Do you really need redundancy on WAN front (are there issues with ISP connectivity)\n\nIf the switches that you have support Layer 3 (MLS) switching, then you should enable it and ensure that your LAN needs are handled by the switches. Use one port of the 16-port switch to connect the 8-port one, and another to connect the router.\n\nAlso, I do not understand why you need to restart the router for applying configuration changes on specific interfaces. You might consider a SOHO Cisco router, which allows you do most of the configuration changes using either a command-line shell (SSH) or using SNMP utilities\n\n\nbtw, for a more accurate answer to your problem, you might want to post information on \n1. Your current hardware specifics (model no, supported tech etc)\n2. What is the issue that you exactly face.\n\nAlso, it would be nice to be nice when you ask a question. After all you are asking for help! ;)
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Things to check for:\n1. Is the wireless access point connected to your router (unless the access point and the router are in the same unit)?\n2. Do both computers have valid IP addresses (and valid network masks and gateway addresses)?  These must either be set by hand, or else you set the computers for DHCP (but that only works if either the router or your ISP is providing the DHCP service -- to make the router offer DHCP service you would have to turn on "NAT" in the router).\n3. Can each computer ping the other?
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If ur internet service provider gives u static ip addresses at both end, u can connect it. If so.. u just provide routing entries in both of ur wan interfaces to the ip address of the wan interface of the other.
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Where are the 98 and the working XP machine getting their IP from?\n\nFrom what you wrote you have a win98 machine with 2 NICs.  One pointing to the Internet and the other to an internal network.  Both XP machines are using the internal network to connect to the Win98 machine which has Internet sharing enable on it.  Do I have it correct so far?\n\nIf so then you need to configure all the internal NIC to be using the same IP ranges with the same mask and the external NIC of the Win98 machine as the gateway.\n\nIt would seem that adding a router to your configuration would be your best solution and then all 3 computers could get their IP information from that.
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You cannot have two computers with the same IP address. Either one or both will cease to access the internet.\n\nYou CAN have two computers behind a router, with the router having one IP address, and have them both access the 'net at the same time. This usually is only done on DSL or T1 systems where public IP addresses are expensive.\n\nCheck to make sure that your server is not trying to use the same IP address as the wireless router, and make sure that you are not trying to give it an IP address that it does not already have. Many systems, including servers, are set to automatically assign itself and IP address that is given by the router.
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Depends on if your provider uses dynamic or static IP's.  You could always use another provider.....
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You need to have ethernet card on both the pcs and get the same connected through cat5 or cat 6 with cross over cable. or you can have both connected through serial cable.
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there are several ways....over email, or >>>ftp>>>but you got to be on the Ethernet with both computers...
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Let's take this one step at a time starting with the Modem/Router issue.  When you connect the modem to the router you are using an RJ45 connection?  This should allow the router to connect to your ISP.\n\nNext you should be connecting your computer to the router, either wired or wireless.  I would start out wired with another RJ45 connection.\n\nYou said "I have been trying to set up one of my computers as a server"; what did you want this computer to do as a server?  Is this suppose to provide your intranet with IP information, DNS, sign on authentication, or are you planning it to host your web set to the world?  Each of these is a different function and do not effect your connecting the router and modem to the Internet.
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You need to have a machine name set for your computer.\n\nThen, any machine you want to have access your computer needs to be in the same subnet.\n\nSo, if both computers are hooked up to the same router / switch, and both belong to the same workgroup, either should be able to reach the default Web site running off your computer by machine name.
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yes you dont know what you are talking about #1\n\nand if you have PC1 into router 1 via wire\nand PC2 into router 2 via wireless\n\nthey are obviously on two networks. plug PC1 into router 2 and make sure DHCP service is enabled on your router. I am assuming you are talking about those broadband routers that have DHCP service.\n\nupdate:\n\ntake away router 2 and put everything on router 1. You should be on the same network then, in order to get to that PC you  need to browse via IP unless you have a DNS server or if you are using an additional protocol other than IP
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You cannot use a regular Cat5 network cable to connect two computers directly. To connect one computer directly to another without the use of a hub or router in the middle, you must use a "Cat 5 CROSSOVER cable".\n\nAlso, I don't like the way you are setting this up. You say you have a wireless connection to the laptop, so I'm assuming you are running a broadband connection into a wireless router and connecting the laptop through it that way. IF this IS the case, you should be much better off connecting the other computer directly to the router, or if you need to, get the other computer a wireless card so that it can connect to the router, directly. \n\nI have never been too impressed with using one computer to share the Internet to other computers, unless the one computer is a dedicated proxy server.\n\nThe first two answers below mine are somewhat incorrect. So, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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If you are just wanting to connect the two, that's one thing - use the crossover cable.  If you want them connected AND to share an internet connection, it's easier to go with the router.