not ICS, but

[Wiley C]

I have a Win XP Pro SP1 box and Win NT 4 box. The XP box
is connected directly to an ISDN connection. Both boxes
have ethernet cards.

Can I share the internet connection by connecting both
boxes to a router, establish the internet connection from
the xp box, then connect the NT box somehow?

Thanks.

Wiley C

 

[Chuck]

I have a Win XP Pro SP1 box and Win NT 4 box. The XP box
is connected directly to an ISDN connection. Both boxes
have ethernet cards.

Can I share the internet connection by connecting both
boxes to a router, establish the internet connection from
the xp box, then connect the NT box somehow?

Thanks.

Wiley C

Wiley,

Yes. Using the Win XP computer as the host, you need a proxy server or router
(such as ICS) to share the connection. Then, you'll have to use the router as a
hub (ICS is a software NAT router):
1) Disable DHCP on the router.
2) Connect the ICS server, and all ICS clients, as peers to the LAN side of the
router.
3) Change the LAN address of the router from 192.168.0.1 to something like
192.168.0.99 (gotta keep it on 192.168.0/24 subnet).
4) Setup the LAN interface on the ICS server as 192.168.0.1 (automatic).
5) Setup any ICS clients to use DHCP for all settings (obtain IP address and
DNS servers automatically).
6) If you're going to do file sharing, either disable ICF on the ICS LAN
connection (not recommended for a wireless router), or open the following ports
in ICF for the LAN connection: TCP 139, 445; UDP 137, 138, 445.

Why is your subject "not ICS, but"? Did you want to avoid ICS?

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[WC]

Chuck:
Thanks for the reply.

"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they are NOT
out to get you."

 

[Chuck]

Chuck:
Thanks for the reply.

"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they are NOT
out to get you."

Wiley,

NP HTH.

"If you have a computer, they ARE out to get you."

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[WC]

Chuck:
I apologize for not answering your question.

Yes, I want to avoid ICS.

WC
Regarding
"If you have a computer, they ARE out to get you." who
are "they", computers or other people? It will be bad
enough for people when computers develop intelligence.
When computers are able to communicate, we may be in DEEP
trouble.

 

[Chuck]

Chuck:
I apologize for not answering your question.

Yes, I want to avoid ICS.

WC
Regarding
"If you have a computer, they ARE out to get you." who
are "they", computers or other people? It will be bad
enough for people when computers develop intelligence.
When computers are able to communicate, we may be in DEEP
trouble.

Wiley,

If you want to share internet service, you need to use either a hardware or
software device or service.

The recommended solution, by far, is a NAT router. A NAT router can be used to
share service coming from any broadband modem with an Ethernet connection, or a
dialup modem connected to a PPP compatible service.

There are several NAT routers that support ISDN service.

The Netgear FR328S (wired):
<http://www.netgear.com/products/details/FR328S.php>

The Netgear FWG114P (wireless):
<http://www.netgear.com/products/details/FWG114P.php>

The SMC7004ABR (wired):
<http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?sec=Products&pg=Product-Details&prod=67&site=c>

The SMC7004AWBR (wireless):
<http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?sec=Products&pg=Product-Details&prod=63&site=c>

The USR USR8000A (wired):
<http://www.usr.com/products/networking/router-product.asp?sku=USR8000A>

The USR USR8022 (wireless):
<http://www.usr.com/products/networking/router-product.asp?sku=USR8022>

All products will require an external ISDN modem of your choice. As some have
discovered, a WinModem will not suffice.

Here are a few websites with useful tutorials on sharing dialup ( and ISDN)
service with a NAT router:
http://www.cablesense.com/
http://www.homenethelp.com/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
http://www.wown.com/

The borderline between computers, and people, who are out to get you, is
extremely thin - almost non-existent now. Crackers ("hackers" in the common
lingo) have released various crapware (adware / spyware / viruses / worms) that
they can control at will, that can be automatically updated after installed on a
host computer, that is self-propagating, and that has commercial purpose AND
value. Computers are already communicating with each other.

See these articles for a start:
<https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/dbd-anatomy.htm>
<http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-10-05> and links "Previous" and "Next"
for numerous mentions of Botnets.

You CAN protect yourself. Many ignorant folks don't know how to - or why they
should - or even that they should. The ignorant ones are the problem. (

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.