Sharing one Dialup connection over a small network

[outhere]

Hi,
Im sure its possible, but what protocols should I be using and how would i set it up on a 4 station network, all wanting (or at least one) to share one dialup connection to the internet. The setup is simple 10~100 ethernet connections via a 5 port Linksys Router. The os is win98 sec Edition.
This is of course a temp solution, still waiting for our wiring guy to feed cat5 from my tech room to the back offices. Thanks for any help possible or suggestions you can make.

Cheers, Steve

 

[n0795]

You could set up Internet sharing,But i would problay buy a netgear or something like that modem dhcp hub as long as you are all on the same network its alot easier to config.
Mind you if you all get on i can very very slow but only as slow as internet connection sharing.
Just easier to use

nick
MCP A+

 

[jimbopalmer]

I share a 56k Modem running at 21.6k with 4 computers. mail is fine static web pages are fine, massive JPEGs need warnings between users and FTP ALWAYS needs to be planned in advance. I use a Webramp M3, Still available on ebay (any 2xx or 3xx webramps are fine) but the rampnet vendor is gone. I love everyone til they prove otherwise, sadly some prove otherwise SO quickly

 

[fenris]

if you have an old 486 around you could try converting it to a router using the software provided at

http://www.coyotelinux.com

and download there creation software. It is a single floppy disk operating system designed to act as a router. I have this setup at work and it works great!

The best a part is that it doesn't require special hardware and even uses antiquated equipment. Troy Williams B.Eng.
fenris@hotmail.com

 

[paulwood]

If you're looking for a simple, temporary solution, installing a modem on one machine with a software proxy server like the AnalogX one from

http://www.analogx.com

is low cost, software is free! Then, if you haven't already, install tcp/ip on each workstation (details in AnalogX readme), point the internet connection on the workstations to the one with the modem in and that's more or less it. Do remember to put a timeout setting on the modem to disconnect after a short idle time.