i have a DSL modem that can only give USB connection..
so USB connection is going to a PC, which has a NIC card also
Goal is to connect multiple PCs to internet… so i m trying to share an internet connection.. I have shared the internet connection in windows xp computer with the USB connection and LAN [nic] connection. LAN connection ip settings are as follows
LAN card Ip: 192.168.1.32
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers: copied the ones from USB connection
The cable from that pc goes to the WAN port in router.
Router’s ip is 192.168.1.1
Three normal ports of the router have an end point to three PC NIC cards.. ip addresses are 192.168.1.2 thru 192.168.1.4
so, i go to the 192.168.1.4 PC and ping the router… that works
from the same PC, i ping 192.168.1.32[ip of pc thats sharing connection] – that works
wat do i need to do to connect to internet from 192.168.1.4 PC???
i haven’t done anything in router yet… plz help if u can
Azten DSL Modem
NetGear Router
WinXP PCs
Router address: 192.168.1.1
WinXP PC LAN card Ip: 192.168.1.32
Default gateway 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers: copied the ones from USB connection
May be I am confused or cannot make any sense or you haven't defined it the way I am expecting.
You cannot put a router if u are connection sharing from a machine, becuase then that machine is a router itself.
Now, here is the simple routing,
Connect DSL modem to with your Windows XP & get a routeable IP through DSL modem,
Assign an IP address
192.168.1.1
to the NIC of the same machine, & instead of a router use a switch & connect it to a switch. Now connect other machines to switch as well with IP's starting from 192.168.1.2 (onwards) making 192.168.1.1 as a gateway.
It will work.
If u are using router then u need to connect your DSL modem to your router & make it the gateway, and in most USB cases that is not possible because routers are rarely USB.
thanks so much... may be i didn't explain it clearly, but u still got it... u know exactly what i am trying to do... since that modem is a USB modem, i can't do simple ICS with a router which we all do with ethernet... hence this weird setup -- its for someone in pak
ok, so this is what we will do --- please review and tell me if its right
1. Replace the router with the switch
2. Change the LAN nic ip settings to
IP: 192.168.1.1
Default gateway 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers: ( please tell me what goes here )
3. connect the user desktops to switch and assign ips 192.168.1.2 onwards with the default gateway of 192.168.1.1.
DNS Servers: ( please tell me what goes here )
got it... thanks Najim and Tofibaba ... I will give u an update on it
just one question... i m not sure if it really happened... when we connected the cable from PC's NIC to router's regular port last time (2 days ago), i think the pc showed "network cable disconnected" again, not sure.. .... just want to make sure we can use this router as a switch... i will try that anyway tonight..
I am sorry Mr.Genius I can do networking but you have confused me. Therefore, I shall take my leave 