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You people with liberty Broadband, does the modem that they instal for you act as a gateway, so I can just plug it into a hub, rather than a directly into a ethernet card or a router.
Thanks
 
The device is known as a "Speedbox". In reality, it's a heavy lump of plastic about 6"x4"x1.5" in size, with a penchant for getting very hot. In effect, what you get is power in, Aerial in, 10base-T connection out.

I've plugged mine into either a network card or a router/hub, so I guess you'll be ok for most things. At the most, you may need to get a UTP crossover cable.

Hope this helps <img border="0" alt="[Shrug]" title="" src="graemlins/shrug.gif" />
 
If you mean an RJ45 cable (which im pretty sure is an UTP crossover cable, but im pretty new to network things), its only a couple of quid, thats not what im worried about. The main thing is (and as you say you have done it an it works) so me and my bro can share the connection, the easiest way seem to be to buy a hub and plug the crossover cable from the "speedbox" into it.

How does the hub then distribute the connection?
 
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When u say router/hub, dop you mean a router, or a hub? Or do you have one which is both? If so, how much it cost, and where can I get one from, dabs?

<small>[ 16.10.2002, 03:22 PM: Message edited by: mcurrie ]</small>
 
I'm a bit hazy on the exact definitions here, but what I have is a Netgear RO318 router. A minihub won't work without the NAT element of the router. It gives me several ports that act as a mini-hub for my internal network and one internet port out which I connect to the speedbox.

Any IP addresses on the local range will be kept on the internal LAN. Anything outside that area (i.e. on the net) will be routed out to the speedbox using NAT. The default gateway for the clients is set to the router and it then decides what goes where.

Any packets coming back in from the net are examined to see which client made the request and the packets get passed to the correct PC. The router also features some basic firewall facilities, but not a full set.

It's up to you what you choose to use, but you need to decide if you're going to get a basic router with little or no firewall facilities and back that up with a software firewall or if you pay more and get a router with full firewall. In retrospect, I'd go for the latter.

At the end of the day, it's all down to cash. Yes, you can get a cheapo router, but I reckon you get what you pay for. If you want a good solid device with support in the form of bios upgrades and more configuration options, go for something like Netgear or 3Com.

Hope this helps.
 
Well, I have talked to the guys at netgear, and they say that I can plug the net into the hub. Here is exactly what they said (for a 4 port RJ45 hub I found)

"Yes you can use the hub to share internet on your computers. You have to connect your WISP to hub and then connect your main machine to net. After that you can use internet sharing software on your machines for sharing internet."

If it doesnt work i'll just send it back. worth trying as its £20 compared to £50+
 
I forgot about ICS, but then I've never been that happy about its stability or what it adds to your pings when gaming.
 
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oh well, I dont have money to spare on a router, so it will have to do. As long as I use the main PC connected to the net ping shouldnt be effected (unless the other PC is using it of course)
 
have you ever considered buying an old retired pc from a recycler for £20 and equiping it with linux and 2 network cards(£3.50 each)?
<a href="http://www.freesco.info" target="_blank">www.freesco.info</a> - make an excellent 1 floppy disc router solution for free. Its easy to configure.
I've used a few of these, even in company environments where money is tight. I also strip the old machines of everything except floppy,cpu,mb and mem.

Just a thought.
Jon
 
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