Setting up two PC's to only use one copy of Nortons virus scanner and firewall

[Harvey Davis]

Hi guys,

I was wondering if anybody would be able to help me with
the following problem?

I have two computers that are connected via 10/100
ethernet via a 4 port adsl modem. At the moment each
computer access's the internet seperately. What I would
like too know is, is it possible to have one computer
accessing the internet through the other one therefore
using only one copy of Nortons Internet security products?

If this is possible then are there any downside (reduced
performance etc) in configuring the network this way?

Any help that anyone can provide would be appreciated.

Thanking all in advance

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[Bob Day]

Hi there

As far as i know you cannot share your ADSL connection.
Thus you cannot use one Norton Internet Security and have
to buy 2 software packets. This is the latest info that i
heard and dont know if it had changed already.
I also wanted to get ADSL and share the connection but at
that stage it was not possible so let me know if you know
something else.

I don't know about the OP's Norton virus scanner
and firewall question, but multiple computers running
XP *can* share an ADSL connection. Here's how
I set it up:

Both computers are connected directly to an Ethernet
hub, and my ADSL modem is plugged into the uplink
port of the hub. When I used the "Network Setup
Wizard" to set up networking, I selected "This computer
connects directly to the Internet ..." for one computer,
and "This computer connects to the Internet through
another computer ..." for the other. Note: with this setup,
the "computer that connects directly to the Internet" must
be up and running in order for the other computer to be
able to access the Internet.

-- Bob Day