DSL.... FINALLY..... dialups must die! Question???

[cautery]

Just ordered DSL from Telocity.... be a while before it is installed...

I need to know what is necessary to share the connection...

My setup:

Windows 2000 Pro LAN (TCP-IP and NetBIOS) composed of 5 workstations and an HP 10/100Mbit 12 Port Managed Hub(via serial cable from data closet to server).

Brand new CAT-5 wire from the TELCO netbox to the 24 port patch panel, CAT-5e from the patch panel to all data drops, and CAT-5e patch cords between hub and PP.

I'm not sure what kind of DSL device Telocity plans to give me (it won't be USB if I have a choice).

Do I need any additional hardware to share the DSL connection to all WS on the net?

What software do I need?

Thanks,
Clay Autery

 

[BCYL]

You need 1 of your PCs with 2 NICs in it, this one will be your server connected to the DSL modem... all the other PCs will each have 1 NIC in them...

Then just plug in the NICs into the hub and setup a LAN... after that is done, win2k comes with Windows ICS (internet connection sharing) for you to share the connection, therefore you dont need any other software...

Of course you can also spend more money and buy a DSL router... that way you dont need a PC to be your server, and much easiler to setup...

 

[cautery]

I'm thinking a router sounds like a good idea....

I'd rather not use a workstation as a router....

What's the best DSL router going right now (peformance is priority)....?

Thanks,

 

[bex0rs]

Most of the residential variety devices have a maximum throughput of ~ 4 mbps. In the unlikely case that your service is significantly faster than this, you might consider a linux or freebsd based setup. As for DSL gateways, I've used the SMC Barricade and I like it. It also has a built in print server so you can print from anywhere on the internet, kind of a nifty feature. If cost isn't an issue, you also might look into a Sonicwall or Cisco device.

~bex0rs

 

[cautery]

So, using a router, the connectivity would be:

TELCO --> DSL "modem" --> DSL Router --> LAN Hub/Switch ??

Doesn't seem right....

 

[Wizkid]

Yep, that's correct.

 

[Russ]

Clay,

It works like a champ. (Warning; 90k Word document).

Russ, NCNE

 

[DRGrim]

Arnt there some routers that have the modem, router, and hub in the same box?

 

[Russ]

DRGrim,

The Cisco 675 is a modem/router in one, but does not have a switch or hub built in. I don't think there are any that combine all three. At least not at the SOHO/consumer level.

Russ, NCNE

 

[cautery]

Thanks Russ....

I'm assuming that Cisco 675 is just a modem/router since you have that Linksys firewall in there....

Any Modem/router/firewall combos? I'm guessing I can't afford CISCO....

BTW... Russ, that's a pretty serious LAN....

Reckon my HP managed hub (100Mbit) will be OK for a while, or do I need to cough up the bucks for a 100Mbit switch? I'd like to not spend a another fortune right now....

I just dumped a ton of money into the data, telco, sat, cable, OTA wiring and data closet..... not to mention antennae and receivers.... I got a blister on my butt from sitting on my white hot CC!

Later...

 

[DRGrim]

Ok, so there are modem-router combos, and router-hub combos, but none that do all three.