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At home (gaming) network and DSL

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I have two computers hooked together through an at home starter network kit. Each has one NIC card, going to a hub. One of the computers (the Tbird) has an external DSL modem and the other has nothin. How can I have both computers access the DSL modem? I tried downloading a program called WinProxy but I still cant get it to work. Any links that specifically answer this question??
 
Well, Windows 98 SE has built in internet sharing that works great. If you don't have that though, you can get Proxy from AnalogX.com. It works great. Just run the program on the computer w/ the DSL connection, and then set the Proxy server address (in internet setting) on the other computer to the IP address of the computer w/ the DSL connection. You should be set after that.
 
I already have Windows 98 SE

How can I set it up under just the OS?

With this program you mentioned, Proxy, do I have to install it on both computers or just the one with the DSL connection?

Do I set different IP addresses to each computer?

Im very bad with networking, any slightly detailed explanation would be GREATLY appreciated. Or if you have a link to a site with a good guide for setting up little networks.

One more thing, when I try to play games like NOLF, Giants or even Half Life, it asks for the CD to open the game. How can I play a network game on both PCs with just one CD? Again, this is very basic problems, sorry to be asking, but Im achin to stomp my friends as Kabuto.

Thanks for your help
 
HomePCLAN is a good site for instructions on setting up your network... After you got your network up and running (ie. they are able to see each other and share files etc), all you need is run some kind of NAT software to share the connection... You can use Windows ICS, or something such as Sygate... With Sygate, all you need to do is install it on the PC with the DSL modem, then set the gateway of the other PC to the internal IP address of the server PC (ex. 192.168.0.1)... No software is needed on the second PC...
 
If you have a cisco dsl modem, look on the net for ways to configure it to let you share internet access. For half life it should start up without the cd. Then just go to multiplayer and join game.
 
I have a speedstream 4060 external DSL USB modem hooked up to one of my computers. My two computers are connected through a Netgear FB105 hub and each comp has 1 nic card. Both system are running Windows 98 SE. I have tried numerous times to be able to use the connection from one pc on the other but I have failed miserably. I cant figure out how I am suppose to set up the client computer in the network neighborhoob settings. I have given each computer an IP adress in TCP/IP. One is 10.0.0.1 and the other is 10.0.0.2

Both have 255.255.255.0 as their subnet. Do I have to add anything for Gateway on the client? Or anything else? Am I leaving out a crucial step somewhere? I have even set up the proxy in my Internet Options control panel under network settings but I still can't connect to the net from my client computer.

Another problem is when I am in MS-DOS on the client, I cannot ping my hosdt computer. It gives me an error message after all four pings. When I am on my host comp, I can easily ping my client without a problem. Could this be bad????

I am not going to buy a router, I got a USB modem, I dont need one.

How can I set up my client to be able to work with my hosts DSL connection? What settings am I missing?

For anyone who also has this modem, please ICQ me at 8086499 and we can talk about your config. Thanks for your help.
 
Let's start from the beginning. Do you have a functioning network? Can you see the computers through network neighborhood? If that works, do you have software setup for sharing that internet connection? You stated you tried WinProxy but had problems. Have you tried ICS in win98se? I'm not a wiz when it comes to DOS networking. A router will unfortunately will not be an option at all since you have a USB modem. You can specify the gateway in your client machine. It will simply be the IP of the host computer. But you must have some sort of sharing software running.
 
I know it's an extra 5 bucks usually but why don't you just purchase another IP from your ISP. It is much better than sharing one IP.
 
Yikes! Ok, several problems here...

First of all, where did you pull the IP numbers 10.0.0.1 and .2? Make them up? Do you know if your ISP gave you an IP address to plug into your host computer or are you configured for dynamic IP addressing? The subnet mask you used, 255.255.255.0, for those IP numbers is invalid. This is why you can't ping from an MS-DOS window. Try 192.168.0.1 for the host computer and 192.168.0.2 for the client. Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0

I assume your host computer is accessing the Internet ok. That's the first thing to be sure of. Next is to get the two computers talking to one another. There won't be any kind of Internet connection sharing if we can't get that going.

I'd uninstall the Proxy software and whatever other ICS software you've installed, including Win98's. Install the NetBEUI protocol on both computers. Can you see each computer in Network Neighborhood now? If so, let's continue on.

Unfortunately, here's where it gets a bit tricky. I'm not sure how Win98 recognizes the USB DSL modem. Is there a network adapter entry in the network properties for this modem? If so, then you should be able to use Win98's ICS. I would go over to www.dslreports.com and ask in their forums.



 
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