Here's my topology -

A DHCP hardware router giving IPs to four computers
(ethernet) - one of which is 2000 server. I have two NICs
in the server.
I would like to be able to connect one card to the
router, and the other NIC to connect to another computer
via cross-over cable. I want to be able to use my
broadband and have network access for my computer thats
connected to the server... how would i do that?

Buy a cheap hub or switch and link it to one port on the router to
effectively give the router more ports. Then just plug the machines into the
ports.

Forget about bridging.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"nathan" <nate-the-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:d68a01c439f2$60a45db0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Here's my topology -
>
> A DHCP hardware router giving IPs to four computers
> (ethernet) - one of which is 2000 server. I have two NICs
> in the server.
> I would like to be able to connect one card to the
> router, and the other NIC to connect to another computer
> via cross-over cable. I want to be able to use my
> broadband and have network access for my computer thats
> connected to the server... how would i do that?

you know i could, but heck, if i have what i need, why
spend the money?

>-----Original Message-----
>Buy a cheap hub or switch and link it to one port on the
router to
>effectively give the router more ports. Then just plug
the machines into the
>ports.
>
>Forget about bridging.
>
>--
>
>Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
>www.wandtv.com
>
>
>"nathan" <nate-the-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:d68a01c439f2$60a45db0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Here's my topology -
>>
>> A DHCP hardware router giving IPs to four computers
>> (ethernet) - one of which is 2000 server. I have two
NICs
>> in the server.
>> I would like to be able to connect one card to the
>> router, and the other NIC to connect to another computer
>> via cross-over cable. I want to be able to use my
>> broadband and have network access for my computer thats
>> connected to the server... how would i do that?
>
>
>.
>

Sooner of later you will want to do more than just that.

I tried to find some information about bridging and couldn't find anything
suitable. So far, in any of these groups where I have seen bridging
mentioned it was in the context of not ever getting it to work right.

If someone has experience with bridging and can shed some light, maybe they
can step in and reply to this.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:d5b901c439f4$3bdd7870$(E-Mail Removed)...
> you know i could, but heck, if i have what i need, why
> spend the money?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Buy a cheap hub or switch and link it to one port on the
> router to
> >effectively give the router more ports. Then just plug
> the machines into the
> >ports.
> >
> >Forget about bridging.
> >
> >--
> >
> >Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> >www.wandtv.com
> >
> >
> >"nathan" <nate-the-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:d68a01c439f2$60a45db0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Here's my topology -
> >>
> >> A DHCP hardware router giving IPs to four computers
> >> (ethernet) - one of which is 2000 server. I have two
> NICs
> >> in the server.
> >> I would like to be able to connect one card to the
> >> router, and the other NIC to connect to another computer
> >> via cross-over cable. I want to be able to use my
> >> broadband and have network access for my computer thats
> >> connected to the server... how would i do that?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Setup of 2- and more-homed W2k server as a router is not a big deal, what's
the problem? W2k doesn't support bridging in the terms of XP, but I cannot
see any bridge in the network as described.

im a newb =) ;-)

i tried setting up routing but im a failure

>-----Original Message-----
>Setup of 2- and more-homed W2k server as a router is not
a big deal, what's
>the problem? W2k doesn't support bridging in the terms of
XP, but I cannot
>see any bridge in the network as described.
>
>
>.
>

You can start reading server's Help about 'internet connection sharing' and
'RRAS'. If you just bring in 5th computer in your network you can follow the
other advice and buy a router or switch with more ports.