new @ networking

[Aditi]

hi all...
i hv 2 machines which i wish to network
one of then has an internet connection using USB ADSL WAN modem...
and Rhine III fast ethernet adapter installed...
and the other one has
realtech family pc fast ethernet adapter installed...
i wanted to know...if i have to install another NIC for the computer
with USB ADSL modem...i mean does the modem use a nic???...also please
suggest minimal hardware which i would be needing to network the two
machines
reply asap
Thanks in advance.
Aditi Sharma

 

[bobb]

hi all...
i hv 2 machines which i wish to network
one of then has an internet connection using USB ADSL WAN modem...
and Rhine III fast ethernet adapter installed...
and the other one has
realtech family pc fast ethernet adapter installed...
i wanted to know...if i have to install another NIC for the computer
with USB ADSL modem...i mean does the modem use a nic???...also please
suggest minimal hardware which i would be needing to network the two
machines
reply asap
Thanks in advance.
Aditi Sharma

Okay, USB modems are not popular so I'll make the assumption that your
USB ADSL modem is hooked up to your box#1 via a USB cable?

If correct this is how u hook things up:

box#2 (realtech) -> ethernet -> (RhineII) box#1 (USB) -> ASDL modem.

box#1 must be running W2K or XP and ICS (Internet Sharing Service)
enabled.

Obviously box#1 has got to be on everytime box#2 needs Internet
access.

Most people just order an ethernet ADSL modem, and spend $50 for a
router so that....

box#1 ------> Ethernet Ethernet
box#2 ------> Router/Switch -----> ASDL modem

and u can hookup as many PC as u want.

 

[Kurt]

Here's what I get form your post:

Computer A - USB DSL Modem and a NIC
Computer B - NIC

All you need as far as hardware goes to network the two is a crossover
cable between Computer A's NIC & Computer B's NIC, and proper TCP/IP
settings (in a different subnet than the "virtual" interface of the DSL
modem) on both computers. If you want Computer B to share Internet, enable
Internet Connection Sharing for the DSL Interface on computer A. You can do
the whole thing for about $3 bucks (the price of a crossover cable). Make
sure you buy a crossover and not a straight through cable.

 

[Aditi]

Great information Kurt and Bobb...
thanks...i will trouble you again in future