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Stabshauptmann · 2004-07-10 10:45:34

I have a few computers and an eight man switch, how do I share broadband across it?

10-07-2004 11:45am

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I have a few computers and an eight man switch, how do I share broadband across it?

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#2 10-07-2004 12:04pm

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There's a couple of methods. The cheapest is (assuming you're running windows) to use windows internet connection sharing, but this requires the PC connected to the broadband service to be on all the time.

Alternatively you could acquire yourself a router which will do nat/firewalling/dhcp and probably some other handy things. The router will maintain the internet connection, so no one PC has to be on for the others to use the connection.

I use a router myself to share between 2 pc's and 2 laptops (router is connected to a wireless access point. You can get all-in-one wireless routers with integrated ethernet switches too).

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