Re: ISP's

!! Amen !!

I'll second that. I think Bryan hit this one right on the head.

FWIW,
Fuzzy.

At 08:18 PM 10/5/00 +0100, Bryan Bateman wrote:
>There are economical ways to share one connection between many computers.
>The first thing you need to do is network the computers together.  You can
>get a 4 port hub for about 60 dollars.  Plan to have one machine dedicated
>to the connection. Windows 98 SE has something called Internet connection
>sharing.  There are other ways as well.
>
>Would not want more than 2 computers sharing a dial-up connection.  It is
>REAL bad with more than that.  If the machine with the modem goes down then
>everyone drops.
>
>Best way to do it is with a single broadband connection and a dedicated
>machine that is multihomed (two NICs) acting as a proxy/firewall.  You can
>configure a Linux box for this.  One NIC plugs into the cable or DSL modem
>the other goes to the hub where the computers connect.  Set up an IP subnet
>and then configure the proxy/firewall to that subnet.  Volia, instant
>internet.
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