Bram Mertens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Don't I need a second ethernet card in my desktop when I buy a switch in
> stead of a router? When I'm going to buy new hardware I would like to
> be able to 'share' my internet connection between the two computers and
> have a permanent LAN.
There are two possible setups:
1.) Buy another ethernetcard and set up the Desktop as Router (NAT),
this is the cheapest soloution (~ EUR 7).
PPP +-------+ LAN +------+
Modem ----------- eth0 |Desktop| eth1 ----------- eth0 |Laptop|
+-------+ +------+
2.) Buy a hub/switch (~ EUR 20+) connect everything to the switch and
2.1) either setup the Desktop as Router like above or
2.2) open seperatly PPP connection from the Desktop and Notebook
+------+ +-------+
Modem ----------- |Switch| ------------ |Desktop|
+------+ +-------+
|
|
|
|
+------+
|Laptop|
+------+
Of course the second methode is more flexible if more Computers are
likely to be connected in the future.
hth, Christoph
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