Home Networking
I actually do have three computers at my house, and with everyone wanting Internet access; we needed to think of something to get my roommates and myself Internet access all at the same time. I noticed that when Windows 98 Second Edition had come out, they offered Internet Connection Sharing with it. So I figured I'd give it a shot and install it on my computer, which was going to act as the "server". The hardware requirements that I needed to set up my network was four Ethernet cards, one 4-port hub, two-25ft Ethernet cable, and two 3 ft. Ethernet cable (details listed below). All of my hardware came from Staples, so all of the prices shown are Staples prices. Item No. 392189 1 Netgear EN104 4-Port 10Base-T Hub ($29.98) Item No. IM1151662 2 Belkin Cat5 Patch RJ45 Cable, 25' (2 x $16.99=$33.98) Item No. IM1506111 2 Belkin Cat5 Patch RJ45 Cable, 3' (2 x
IP address is transmitted to the Connection Sharing computer. The Connection Sharing computer translates that private IP address to the IP address of the This is the way my Internet Connection is setup. From our Cox at Home cable modem, an Ethernet cable runs into one of the Network Interface Cards located in my computer (the server). Then another Ethernet cable runs out of my second NIC card and into the first port of the hub. Then Ethernet cables run out of the other ports located on the hub and into the other computer's NIC cards that are on the Network. This is done by using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). DHCP dynamically assigns private IP addresses to all computers on my home network. Results are returned; the Connection Sharing computer translates the IP on my home network connect to the Internet through the Connection
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