internet connection
internet connection
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I have 2 computers connected to a all in one ADSL modem + router + 4 port switch. Currently, each of the computers has to dail up separately to the ISP if both of the computer want to hook up to the internet. The question is if with only one of the computer connected to the internet can the other computer hook up to the internet through it wihtout dail up again?





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>> LAN TCP/IP and DHCP Setup
Then set each networked computer's network connection properties to 'Obtain IP address automatically' and 'Obtain DNS server address automatically'. For Windows XP this is in Control Panel, Network Connections, Local Area Connection. Select the Internet Protocol(TCP/IP), then select Properties
The router will then provide DHCP addresses for each PC as it boots up, or as it looks for an Internet connection. There should be no dialling involved, as the router takes care of the connection to your ADSL provider, and the router's DHCP server looks after your internal network connections
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johnwm
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Enabling DHCP on the router causes it to assign IP addresses on the local network (subnet), only, i.e. on its 'downstream' side. The addresses typically take the form of 192.168.0.xxx or something similar, using one of a few address ranges that are not valid on the wider internet, and are specifically reserved for use on local subnets.
For those local computers to access the Internet, the router also has to implement "IP translation", where the router modifies the address in packets going to/from the internet. To do that for more than one computer at a time, the router has to have more than one >internet visible< IP address, which it typically gets from your ISP by acting as a DHCP client or something similar, on its upstream side.
You may have to pay extra to get more than one IP address; somewhere in the fine print, the ISP should tell you the number of IP addresses that they make available. My previous employer had DSL with 16 IP addresses provided. They had more than 16 computers on the local net, and if you came in late, you could access the local server and peers, but you might not be able to get on the internet. You didn't get a warning message or any specific indication, you just couldn't connect to anything outside until someone else shut down their computer.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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MLCC, can you explain about the dialling? I've never seen that on a computer that links via an ADSL router. Your individual PCs should only connect via the LAN to the router, using TCP/IP on an IP address provided by the router, which acts as a DHCP server. The root address (as MikeHalloran says) is often set to 192.168.x.x
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johnwm
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Thank you for the education, John.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Higher performance third routers will allow you to share the connection, but not all. My two SMC routers share DSL, but my D-Link router does not.
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I emailed them to ask if I could use my own router. That was a month ago. No response at all so far. So much for customer service.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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There are some differences in DSL services, though. Earthlink is an on-demand service, while SBC appears to be always on. Beyond that, I haven't investigated.
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