Internet Sharing

[Linus]

Hi,

Right now I got a network on win98SE for 2 PCs at home. I am thinking of getting a cable modem. Can the internet sharing in win98SE be configured to allow 2 PCs to access the net. Is this the best solution?

There are a few hubs that specialize in allowing different PCs to connect to the cable modem, is this more feasible?

Also, is it advisable to use windows2000 instead of win98SE should i increase the number of PCs on the network for internet sharing. Thanks

[K A Hall]

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Originally posted by Linus:
Hi,

Right now I got a network on win98SE for 2 PCs at home. I am thinking of getting a cable modem. Can the internet sharing in win98SE be configured to allow 2 PCs to access the net. Is this the best solution?

There are a few hubs that specialize in allowing different PCs to connect to the cable modem, is this more feasible?

Also, is it advisable to use windows2000 instead of win98SE should i increase the number of PCs on the network for internet sharing. Thanks

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Yes you can configure ICS to share a cable modem, the system plugged into the modem will need 2 NIC's. The hub works better in my opinion, but you will need a seperate IP address for each PC sharing the modem. MS still recommends staying with Win98 for the home user/gamer. And finally if you need more PC's on the network, by all means add them, 2 will work fine though.


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[This message has been edited by 1funguy (edited 07-21-2000).]