Another networking question...
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Posted on Jul 10, 2002 12:20 pm
Johnny Hero
Member Since: Apr 26, 2002
I'm recently looking into a cable modem for my family and my studio. Comcast said we had to network our 3 computers together and run off one modem, not get 3 seperate modems. I don't know if I can network them though. One is a Dell running XP pro, one is a Compaq with '98, and one is an iMac. Will this even work or should I just stick with 56k?
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Jul 10, 2002 12:31 pm Yes, those should be able to network. The downside is that iCrap that you have, well, you can't share printer and files and stuff with it unless you install AppleTalk (which I may be wrong there) but you will be able to share an internet connection.
Of course take my advise for what it is wroth, considering the other networking thread is me having trouble with my own network.
Most ISP check to see how many IP's are hitting their servers from each account, if you network your PC's then no matter how many PC's (or Crapples) that you have it is still only one IP hitting their servers.
Jul 10, 2002 01:19 pm We all have our own printers... I just need to share a connection.
Jul 10, 2002 01:20 pm you all have your own printers...WOW aren't you the spoiled rich-kid :-)
You should have no problem sharing the connection. Get a LinkSYs 10/100 router/hub, they have a built in firewall as well all your PC plug into that and so does the modem and there ya go, shared internet!
Well, there is some configuration that needs to be done...but not much.
Jul 10, 2002 03:51 pm I never said they were good printers... I got mine at a yard sale for $10.
stupeMember
Since: Apr 03, 2002
Jul 10, 2002 09:36 pm fuzzball, get a lynksys 4 channel dsl/cable router. that will allow you to have all your computers share a common cable modem.
Jul 13, 2002 01:44 pm After tinkering with network connections quite a bit, and running into a problem with the network, I was able to setup a separate protocol (TCP/IP vs NETBEUI) in the netplaces properties. I wanted to post and make sure you know to setup access "depending on password", too, so you are always in control (just in case you don't get one with a built in firewall.) I hope you already have it up and running, though!
TyMember
Since: Jul 13, 2002
Jul 13, 2002 02:45 pm Hi Fuzzball,
The three systems you mentioned should talk together over a network without much trouble. There are a few different approaches here. First is hardware routing. To do this you want a cable/dsl router. I agree that Linksys's is pretty good. This setup is neat because theoretically, you just plug them all in to the router, plug the router into your cable modem, and you're set. The other approach is to serve the connection from one host computer to the others. This isn't that hard either but it's a little more complex. The easiest way to do this is to run two network cards in the server machine, and run Windows' built-in internet connection sharing. The other computers can then run the same wizard. I don't know how Apple handles this. You can do it without the wizard easily enough, just configure the server for a static IP of 192.168.0.1, and the other two as 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3. On the two clients, configure them to use 192.168.0.1 as both the DNS and the gateway. There ya go. Disadvantage to serving the IPs to the other machines is that the server has to always be on for the others to use the internet.
I work in computing, so I might be able to answer any specific questions you have about doing this. :)
Jul 14, 2002 11:00 am I've got it pretty much worked out now... I just need to get the money to do it.
Jul 17, 2002 12:34 pm Well I bought a network cable today just to see if my Dell and my iCrap would talk... I ran the network wizzard, and the Dell seems to have the right idea. I opened my LAN status window and it says the Dell is sending stuff to the iCrap, but the iCrap isn't sending anything back.
I guess my problem is I just don't know how to run a stupid iCrap. Can anyone tell me how to set up a network connection on one?
Jul 22, 2002 10:55 pm Anyone?
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jul 22, 2002 11:04 pm I will hit up my Bro in law. He is a Mac freak, maybe he can help.
Jul 23, 2002 08:05 am Cool. Just an update... so far I've got it configured so that the local area connection status window shows that the Dell is sending and reciving packets, however the Dell is only reciving packets when I try to sign on to AOL from the iMac. I'm trying to connect to AOL over the network (which is just the Dell and the iMac so far) with the Dell as the host, which is signed on.
From what I can tell they're networked properly and they're talking and all... but I still can't get them to share an internet connection, which was the whole point of networking them.
