will this work

[rommel]

i am new to networking...actually i havent found it of any interest for the lack of any particualr need to get into it..but now i have some hardware and software conflicts and short comings that i need to find a work around to.

i have a wireless internet connection it usees an outdoor router client software that enables activation through the entering of a license key....this key also determines the speed of transmittion.

the hardware consists of a pci host adapter made by texas instuments and an orinoco wavelan pcmcia wireless modem.....the trouble is the pci host adapter and my raid controllers...they cant coexist on the same pci bus apparently

also the outdoor router client software required to activate the connection by use of the license key will not work with win2k or xp...no software has been release for use with these os's

so would it be possible to put together a pc to act as a gateway having the wireless pci host adapter and modem running the outdoor router client software and have my other two pc's networked to this pc by way of NIC's.

my thought is that since client manager software is avaiable for win 2k it will also serve as a work around to agere/lucent/orinocos slow responce to develope win2k outdoor router client software.
does that make any sense?...lol

any input or critisizm would be appreciated...thanks

 

[ScottMac]

Does the software for the outdoor link support UNIX or Linux? WIN9X/ME will support multiple NICs, but I don't think it'll do forwarding (other than maybe ICS..not really business-grade efficiency). There is likely to be some third party software that can accomodate getting packets from NIC A routed to NIC B(like the connection sharing stuff but possibly quicker).

If there are drivers for UNIX/Linux, then the routing function is pretty much a slam dunk, and performance is pretty good too (depending on the PC's processor and RAM).

If you happen to be a Novell shop, I think versions 3.x & 4.x came with at least a light version of Multi-Protocol Router (MPR). It is likely that your driver set includes Novell drivers, or maybe you can still order MPR from a Novell VAR.

FWIW

Scott

 

[rommel]

no unfortunatly thats the issue...right now the outdoor router client only supports win9x/me thats it...i called them again today and ran by what i was thinkin...he said sounded risky...lol....but wasnt sure...but the limitation he kinda mumbled about was what you pointed out in your post...to actually get it to forward to the other NICs...i am not sure about the terminology or exactly what would be the limitation in what i was thinking...but i have a vague idea...like i said i really dont know alot about networking and protocols...but i'll keep looking into it...thanks for the post every little bit helps