ICS sucks.
Cable/DSL Routers as the one I suggested outperform ICS due to the numerous capabilities
they bring to the table. NAT'd Simplistic or explicit FireWall, 4 10/100 Ethernet switch,
DHCP, PPPoE connector, etc.
No software needs to be setup on any PC and it makes the DSL connection completely OS
independent.
Dave
| Since the OP already has a DSL modem it might be less expensive to buy a
| hub or switch to connect the two PCs and use ICS (I have always had
| trouble with networking two PCs with a crossover cable) and a software
| firewall. Kerio Personal Firewall (freeware) will support ICS and it is
| very effective. I recommend the earlier version (2.1.5).
|
| Steve
|
| Ray at <%=sLocation%> [MVP] wrote:
|
| > Just for the record, you shouldn't call a computer a CPU. This is a common
| > misnomer, and I'm not really sure where it came from. A CPU is a central
| > processing unit - the processor that is inside your computer, i.e. Intel
| > Pentium processor, AMD Athlon processor.
| >
| > But, about your question, what you need to do is network these computers.
| > The cheap way is to network your computers together with a crossover cable,
| > and enable ICS (Internet connection sharing) on the machine with the DSL
| > connection. What I suggest you do instead is stop by your local Best Buy
| > and buy a DSL-capable router with a built-in firewall, i.e.
| >
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=59, make sure that you have a network
| > card in each of your computers, get a couple of network cables, and hook
| > these things up.
| >
| > Internet
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > DSL Modem
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > Router - 192.168.0.1
| > | |
| > | |
| > | |---Computer
| > |
| > |
| > Computer
| >
| > Ray at home
| >
| >
| >
| > | >
| >>I have two cpu's both beside eachother, one has a dsl connection, the
| >
| > other has none.
| >
| >>how would i be able to hook the cpu without the internet, to the cpu with
| >
| > the dsl connection, so it shares internet?
| >
| >>
| >>thanks in advance
| >
| >
| >
|
