Summary: Thank you Tropic, I think I got confused with terminology, the gateway appears to be a router. I actually just phoned NetGear and for the benefit of a...
Summary: I've got 3 computers on ethernet using a 5 port switch. One computer has a USB broadband modem and I use ICS. If I replace the USB modem with an ether...
Summary: Thanks to all of you for your excellent help and feedback over the last couple of days! I am trying to connect a small home network consisting of a Wi...
Summary: I have a netgear router, dsl, four pc's running win xp. What benefit would I have from setting up one of the machines as a server? Do I need a speci...
Summary: Hi, I intend to start an internet service cafe. I will have 10 sets of PCs, 1 counter control PC, 1 Admin PC. My question is, do I need a server to l...
Summary: Hello Do i need a hub to share the net between two computers. One is windows xp and one is windows 95. Can't i just do a peer to peer computer sort of...
Summary: Just got computers back from shop and now have the capability of networking the 2 together. Question is can I just run cable from one to the other or...
Summary: If I want to make a network of 2 computers and I want to do internet connection sharing too to be able to browse from both of them, then Do I need a H...
Summary: Im building a home network with a local domain (using Windows2000 Advanced Server). Do I need a DNS server or can I just get away with a WINS server? ...
Summary: i am just about to buy a wireless router, which i understand has a built in firewall, do i need to purchase a software firewall i.e norton. if i do wi...
Summary: Well I think I got the wrong product. I have two computers and want to add DSL to my other computer also. I bought a LINKYSYS switch and one comput...
Summary: Hi all! I have configured home network consisting of 2 PC's each connected to a DSL router equipped with NAT/firewall. The internet access goes via ro...
Summary: I have a small network with 11 PCs and lately they seem to go slower and slower. They are all plugged into a hub. Someone suggested that it'd be way...
Summary: I have a router and 2 PC's. If I want to make a connection from a router to one of my PC's, do I need a crossover cable or the other kind, or does it ...
Summary: I have two desktops pcs and a notebook. I also have a cable modem. In order to set up a 802.11 G home network. I've decided on Linksys and I think I ...
Summary: Ok, I'm kinda new to this newtorking scene. I've done some research on the net, and I still have a few questions. I want to be able to use 2 computer...
Summary: i have a 3 com etherlink 3 ISA NIC. I have a client connected to it using peer to peer. i was wondering if it could be woken up by the lan setting - ...
Summary: I have a PC with a broadband internet connection running windows XP, with a spare network card. I have used this as a server before to share a connec...
Summary: I don't know anything about networking. I have two pcs, both running win98se, both with network cards, both with dial-up modems (no such thing as adsl...
Summary: Yes, you do really need a firewall, theres a lot of idiots out there. My preference would be a cheap hardware box such as the Watchguard SOHO, great b...
Summary: I want to network two pc's together so they can share internet access, files, and printers. This is all I need to do and I do not plan on expanding t...
Summary: i have 10 computers connected to a switch. if i get a direct internet connection and connect it to the switch, will all the computers be able to brows...
Summary: do I *really* need a router?? sorry folks, me back again with my vast inexperience... Ok...right now I have a USB ADSL modem (alcatel green frog) and ...
Summary: Hey everyone I currently have a network of about 40 workstations that link to internet through a cisco soho 78 dsl modem/router attached to my hub. C...
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