ADSL & Network 1

[elziko]

We have a couple of P2P networked PCs via two 10Mbit/s cards and a hub.

We are thinking of getting ADSL but want each computer to have its own connection to the internet regardless whether the other is switched on or off.

Is there a type of ADSL modem that can plug into a hub and provide a connection to all othe rcomputers on the network?

How would I go about doing this.. just a link or to will get me going.

Cheers

elziko

 

[ajrey]

As far as I know, you can plug up-to five (5) PC's to the DLS modem and be conected to the internet at the same time.

I hope this info helped.

 

[elziko]

How do I go about plugging 5 PCs into one modem?

Do I not need a modem/router combination or something?

elziko

 

[HugoGuessit]

My understanding is that it depends on the dsl mdm provided. Your telco will probably provide the cheapest for free and make available a multi-system modem for a fee. I also understand that it tends to be cheaper to get a cheap router to put between your modem and your systems. Plus, having the router allows you some added security allowing you to slow the onslot of people trying to hack into your systems.

 

[ceh4702]

Linksys makes a DSL router/firewall but it plugs into a DSL Router. Usually if you don't buy your own equipment, whoever installs your DSL just gives you a modem with one port. They probably make some DSL Modems with multiple ports built in basically they have added a router to let you connect multiple computers. Cable modems may be easier to set up that DSL. If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.

 

[MISAdmin]

There are a couple of ways you can go about this and what you decide to do depends alot on what your ISP is giving you.

If you have more than one PC that you want to have access teh internet, you will need to have one IP address for each PC that will be using the internet seperately. Generally, an ISP will only give you 1. If you want more than 1 address, they will give it to you, but usually charge you more. You have three options:

1.) If the ISP gives you multiple IP addresses, no problem... Plug the ADSL router into your Hub (you can do that, it has an RJ45 connection right on the back of it) and plug all the workstations into the hub, then setup TCP/IP on all teh workstations to reflect the unique IP addresses the ISP gave you as well as the default gateway number and DNS numbers... All set.

2.) If the ISP will only give you one IP and won't give you more or wants to charge you for more, you can use this option, or number 3 depending on what hardware you have available... Buy a LinkSys Cable/DSL router. You will plug the DSL modem into the Linksys Router and plug the Linksys router into your Hub. You will configure the Router with the IP address the ISP gives you for external internet traffic and you will the internal side of your router to use a different IP scheme (ie 10.0.0.x or 192.168.x.x) Setup your workstations with the internal addresses and the router will do the rest (the instructions that come with the router are pretty easy to follow.

3.) Cheaper than the router if you have some older PC's and parts handy, build a Proxy server... put two NIC's in one machine and plug the DSL modem into the first NIC. Assign the ISP's IP address to that Nic. Assign a different IP scheme tot eh second NIC and use that scheme for your internal workstations. Next download a free Proxy server like AnalogX or AllegroSurf (free if you only use it for home and limit it to 3 workstations) from tucows.com and complete the setup...

If you aren't familiar with TCP/IP, IP schemes, or configuring computer hardware, I would definately steer you away from option 3. Option 2 will involve laying out a little more cash, but it would be much easier to setup...