Best way to share the Internet

A newbie question!. What are the relative advantages of sharing an ADSL
internet line (between 2 PCs)using either of these two methods.
1. Add a second Ethernet card to the PC currently wired to the ADSL modem
and using W98's Internet sharing program, or,
2. Buy a router (e.g DLink DI-604).

With either method, is it possible to share PC resources also?
Thanks,
Gord.



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In news:MLydnWtlCeVwtymiRVn-(E-Mail Removed),
gord <gord@no_spaming.com> ventured forth to say:
> A newbie question!. What are the relative advantages of sharing an
> ADSL internet line (between 2 PCs)using either of these two methods.
> 1. Add a second Ethernet card to the PC currently wired to the
> ADSL modem and using W98's Internet sharing program, or,
> 2. Buy a router (e.g DLink DI-604).
>
> With either method, is it possible to share PC resources also?
> Thanks,
> Gord.
>
>
>
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Using method number 1, the computer that has the modem attached would have to be running in order for the second computer to access the internet.
The second method, using a DLink DI-604 router (I use this model myself), each computer has access to the internet independently of the other.
As for sharing "resources", when two or more computers are "networked", they can share files and printers. HTH

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Dan Boyd

OK Dan. Now my ISP (big name in Ottawa) will not get involved with any help
on Internet sharing; that would open a big can of worms, they say.
Therefore, I presume that if I use the router to service 2 PCs, I need to
load the ISP software into the second PC.
Also what is involved in installing the S/W for the DI-604?
Gord

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Using method number 1, the computer that has the modem attached would have
to be running in order for the second computer to access the internet.
The second method, using a DLink DI-604 router (I use this model myself),
each computer has access to the internet independently of the other.
As for sharing "resources", when two or more computers are "networked", they
can share files and printers. HTH

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Dan Boyd





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softweare for the router need only be installed on one system ...the other
just needs to get it's IP from the routers DHCP service.


"gord" <gord@no_spaming.com> wrote in message
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> OK Dan. Now my ISP (big name in Ottawa) will not get involved with any
help
> on Internet sharing; that would open a big can of worms, they say.
> Therefore, I presume that if I use the router to service 2 PCs, I need to
> load the ISP software into the second PC.
> Also what is involved in installing the S/W for the DI-604?
> Gord
>
> "Dan Boyd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In news:MLydnWtlCeVwtymiRVn-(E-Mail Removed),
> gord <gord@no_spaming.com> ventured forth to say:
> Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 27-Oct-03
>
> Using method number 1, the computer that has the modem attached would have
> to be running in order for the second computer to access the internet.
> The second method, using a DLink DI-604 router (I use this model myself),
> each computer has access to the internet independently of the other.
> As for sharing "resources", when two or more computers are "networked",
they
> can share files and printers. HTH
>
> --
>
> Dan Boyd
>
>
>
>
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In news:413e01c3aacb$0c62f240$(E-Mail Removed),
David <(E-Mail Removed)> ventured forth to say:
> I'm using a D-Link DI-704P router to network two computers
> (W98 and W98SE); my broadband cable connection is via a
> Motorola Surfboard modem. Each computer needed the
> software installed for its particular ethernet card. I
> installed the router software one one computer, and then
> via its admin function gave rights to the second computer
> to run the admin program. You do not need to have Windows
> internet connection sharing active with this
> router....maybe not for any router, dunno
>
> Once the network was established, I used the computer's
> networking ability built into the OS to actually do all
> the normal network stuff. With the 704P you can activate
> its printer sharing but it has problems; I used the
> Windows protocols to share printers and drives and it
> worked beautifully.
>
> As to your ISP, you pay for, and they simply supply you a
> signal; your modem knows what to do with that signal. The
> router goes between the modem and the computers and the
> router knows how to do that. The DI-704P is very easy to
> install and setup. You do need some basic information
> from your ISP (dynamic IP vs. static, and etc.), but from
> my experience that information is readily available from
> them. Actually I just accepted the defaults for a typical
> cable modem setup and it worked perfectly.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> A newbie question!. What are the relative advantages of sharing an
>> ADSL internet line (between 2 PCs)using either of these two methods.
>> 1. Add a second Ethernet card to the PC currently
> wired to the ADSL modem
>> and using W98's Internet sharing program, or,
>> 2. Buy a router (e.g DLink DI-604).
>>
>> With either method, is it possible to share PC resources also?
>> Thanks,
>> Gord.
>>
>>
>>
>> ---
>> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
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>>
>>
>> .

>OK Dan. Now my ISP (big name in Ottawa) will not get involved with any help
>on Internet sharing; that would open a big can of worms, they say.
>Therefore, I presume that if I use the router to service 2 PCs, I need to
>load the ISP software into the second PC.
>Also what is involved in installing the S/W for the DI-604?
>Gord
>
>"Dan Boyd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>In news:MLydnWtlCeVwtymiRVn-(E-Mail Removed),
>gord <gord@no_spaming.com> ventured forth to say:
> Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 27-Oct-03
>
>Using method number 1, the computer that has the modem attached would have
>to be running in order for the second computer to access the internet.
>The second method, using a DLink DI-604 router (I use this model myself),
>each computer has access to the internet independently of the other.
>As for sharing "resources", when two or more computers are "networked", they
>can share files and printers. HTH
>
>--
>
>Dan Boyd
>
>
>
>
>
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Hi Gord,
Do you already have these two computers networked? If not, here is a link to a site with tons of information.
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/index.asp
If you do have the network up and running, installing the DI-604 router is very simple. The router comes with a Quick Installation Guide that will take you, step by step, through the entire proccess. It really is easier than it looks.
There really isn't any software to instal, unless you need to install drivers for your NIC's.
Hope this, along with the info from Haggis and David, answers your questions. If not, post back with more, and we'll try to answer.

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Dan Boyd