Re: Router vs stingray...

Real nwsy wrote:
> My setup - win2k machine in lounge mobo based nic xovered to win98 original
> machine in bedroom. Stingray/frog delivered ADSL ICS'd happily between
> machines. No problems at all with any of this. Since I set DNS & Gateway
> IP's on the win98 machine, its been even more stable/speedy than before.
>
> Question is this...
>
> What's the advantages of going wireless or getting a router? Have read many
> posts advocating these kinds of setup & wondered what I'm missing out on by
> not having my net set up like this. Just wondered why you who are running
> such a system plumped for that option over the more "traditional" or "tried
> & tested" wired options. Also, have I read wrong or aren't there a lot of
> signal degradation problems between wireless nics when on different floors?
>
> Ta for the info.
>
> --
> http://hedgewitch.blogspot.com
>
A router, wired or wireless, provides network address translation (NAT)
which is a big security win. For best results you'll need to put static,
non-routable IPs on each machine, though, and use the gateway/router's LAN
IP for obtaining DNS.

If you are assigned an IP dynamically your router setup should read:

WAN port: DHCP client

LAN port: DHCP none

You will also need to put the MAC address of the previously directly
connected PC onto the router's WAN port. This last step baffles many home
users who try to setup a router for themselves. You could almost earn a
living knowing this "secret".

Garry Heaton



Garry Heaton