null modem cable for internet sharing?

[Pyromidion]

this is also in the general hardware, but i thought this would also be a nice place for it

i have a null modem cable that i used before i got my network to transfer files (about 12kbps)...now that i have the network transfering is a lot faster, and i can use proxy to share my dial up (soon to be DSL) , but still...is it possible to have it be a part in internet sharing using proxy or some other special software?
the cable itself is a 25female - 25 female...i have converters on either side to connect them both to serial port .

 

[sohcrates]

if you have a cat5 network finally set up, why would you still want to use a null modem cable??

 

[skriefal]

I suspect that you'd have to run a PPP server on one of the machines, and a PPP client on the other. Then you could "dial up" using PPP over the serial cable and establish a connection.

But that's a lot of trouble to go through for such a slow connection, especially since you already have a much faster Ethernet network available. Why bother?

 

[Pyromidion]

i was just trying to save on NICs...or maybe find something in my garage that only has ISA.....and the cable is just kinda here....

 

[skriefal]

In that case I'd recommend checking out computer "clone" stores in your area, many of which carry used equipment. I frequently see old ISA NICS at these places for $3 or less.