Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 09:14:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> Cc: parv <parv_@yahoo.com>, f-q <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: any device to share one dial up connection among old fashioned modems? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0110030908550.11016-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0110022117310.4809-100000@ren.sasknow.com>
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On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Ryan Thompson wrote: > > here are some more details: > > - computer A fitted w/ linksys pcmlm56 card (ethernet doesn't work) > > and windows me & freebsd 4.4 > > - computer B has some sort of modem, most possibly software based > > and windows (98|me) > > - connection to outside world happens via earthlink dial up connection > > - running a computer all the time isn't an option > > > > it's possible to add a working ethernet card to A on my own expense, > > but not to B as that's owned by my father and he will be highly > > reluctant to spend anything on ethernet connectivity since "he can > > use whatever modem he has just fine". Seeing as you can get cheap but half-decent NICs for under $10, why is this a big issue? Stick a NIC in both systems, connect them with a crossover cable, and enable ICS on the Win98/Me box. Total cost? $25 and an afternoon's worth of testing and reconfiguration. Compared to the other alternatives (hacking something up with SLIP/PLIP which Windows will not deal nicely with, or installing a second phone line for your system), this is by far the cheapest and easiest way to do things. -- Matt Emmerton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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