On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 02:39:19 GMT, CJT <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Flaremph wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 20:52:11 GMT, daytripper
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 15:15:59 -0500, Flaremph <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 19:34:14 GMT, CJT <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Flaremph wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>can my xp pro (no service pak) serve both
>>>>>>cable internet connection and dialup connection?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Right now it is serving dialup connection to 3 or 4 box LAN.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I would like to keep my dialup connection at least temporarily
>>>>>>active while integrating a cable connection as a test.
>>>>>>Specifically I want to test cable's local latency and performance
>>>>>>before I sever ties with dialup ISP and telco 2nd line.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I would like to be able to tell XP to use the dialup for it's specific
>>>>>>purposes while telling XP to provide the cable connection for LAN use.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have seen high latency and frequent news server timeouts with binary
>>>>>>collection with this cable isp and am wary of them. Even online gaming
>>>>>>can be a real issue with online gaming at peak times with a crappy
>>>>>>cable internet service.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>What does that have to do with DHCP?
>>>>
>>>>This XP box tells internet traffic which box to go on the LAN.
>>>>It is 192.168.0.1
>>>>It translates packets from internet IP address (XP box with modem) to
>>>>LAN IP address ( computers with network cards).
>>>>
>>>>Is the use of the term DHCP incorrect in this context?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Yes. DHCP simply allocates legitimate ip addresses.
>>>What you have described is a NAT box acting as a router...
>>
>>
>> Will my NAT box which is acting as a router function properly in its
>> role if it has both a broadband cable line to the internet and a
>> dialup modem connected to the internet?
>>
>> My cable connection will be using a cable modem.
>> That modem will plug directly into my network HUB and not my NAT box,
>> correct?
>> So then if I want a MS Windows machine on my LAN to connect using
>> cable, I would run Internet Connection wizard from IE.
>> It would still use IP from NAT box.....
>
>If I understand correctly what you are saying and intending to do, you
>have it wrong.
>
>Any box on the LAN will need to route through the (presumably ICS) NAT
>box (or have its own WAN IP address).
>
>Getting a local address is only half the battle -- every transaction
>then needs to be translated from local to WAN addressing.
>
>>
>> If I would choose to run my cable connection through my NAT box, that
>> would be possible, correct?
>> I would do this by adding an additional network card in it and
>> following cable ISP's instructions for setup.
>> An advantage to this would be that my entire LAN would be invisible to
>> cable ISP and internet, correct?
>
>Assuming you're talking about a home setup (and since you mention
>gaming, I have to assume so) that's almost certainly what you want.
>
>> A possible disadvantage would be some online games might not like
>> this.
>>
>
>Some games might require tunneling through the NAT, but that can create
>a severe security risk.
>
>> Please pass along any insight, thanks!
>>
>>
>I recommend buying a cheap router and using that instead of trying
>to route with your PC.
>
>Alas, the original question re mixing dialup and cable seems to have
>fallen by the wayside, and could complicate things immensely by
>introducing questions about precisely what you want done with any
>particular packet. I generally recommend keeping network configurations
>as simple as possible and no simpler.
>
>All JMHO, and I'm not sure I understand precisely all that you've
>said.
I appreciate your attempt to decipher this miserably horridly mess of
grisly and haphazardly thrown together bits of poorly placed jargon.
As I am unable to even string together a properly placed adverb and so
on and so forth.
Alas I have achieved my objective.
It may be better for me to approach this with one connection active at
a time.
Certainly will be enough to occupy me for a day or two at a time.
Perhaps even a spasm or two in a Linux group may be interesting.
Peace and salutations ye gods of the macabre RJ45 y RJ11.
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