>>Setup my LAN and get the Internet<<??

[Wayne B.]

I have dialup right now with only my XP Pro connecting
to the internet. I have 3 other PCs (2 Win2k's & a 98)
along with the XP that makes up a LAN that I have setup
by way of a 5-port switch (physical). I'm not doing ICS.
The XP is the only one that touches the web.

In a couple of weeks I'll have DSL with the wireless
portal (as SBC calls it) that comes as part of their
package. Now I want to still have my PCs connected
internally as well as connect to the web. So once I get
my PCs setup to the web via the portal, what do I need to
do to set them up so that they'll still see each other as
they do now.

I ask because I don't know how it works where, you can
get machines to connect to the web AND an internal
network with the same NIC/ADAPTER while keeping them
totally seperate. How do I configure it so I have
169.254.x.x for my LAN and (with the same USB adapter)
get a public IP without screwing something up. Or does
it even work that way at all?? When you have dialup
it's simple, one modem - one NIC. This here is new
territory for me.

I have setup a number of DSL connections, but never had
to network PCs along with it.

Would somebody be so kind enuff to give me the knowledge
that I will need >>and/or a link<< to get this done
correctly?? I would definitely appreciate it. THANX N
ADVANCE.
The Rookie/Wayne B.

 

[TJ]

Hi Wayne,
The simpliest way is get a DSL router.(I recommend
linksys, easy to configure and cheap)
Connect your DSL modem to the router and the router should
be connected to your switch or hub. Some Linksys routers
have 4 extra ports for LAN so you can discard your hub or
switch.
The router has 2 interfaces, one of them is for your ISP
and the other one is for your lan. If you'd configured
many dsl connections before the first part with your ISP
should be ok, for the lan part change the router's default
IP address (usually 192.168.1.1) to 169.254.X.X (as a
sample 169.254.1.1, but not to screw up your lan settings)
so the other PC's can communicate with the router.
Finally: All your PC's Gateway IP addresses need to be set
to the routers lan address 169.254.1.1 . For the DNS you
can use the same router address or your ISP's DNS IP
addresses if they can provide you.
If you have any other questions let the newsgroup know.
good luck,