How to?

[Blair Wilson]

Help Please!!

I have three computers sharing a DSL connection using a Linksys
firewall/router. I have one computer with a cable modem connection only.

My question is how do I connect both networks together? Is there a web site
that explains how this is done?

My private network IP addresses on the DSL connection starts out
192.168.1.x.

Any/All suggestions are welcomed.

[Mike Fitzpatrick]

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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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"Blair Wilson" > wrote in message
...
> Help Please!!
>
> I have three computers sharing a DSL connection using a Linksys
> firewall/router. I have one computer with a cable modem connection only.
>
> My question is how do I connect both networks together? Is there a web
site
> that explains how this is done?
>
> My private network IP addresses on the DSL connection starts out
> 192.168.1.x.
>
> Any/All suggestions are welcomed.
>
>

[Steve Winograd]

In article >, "Blair Wilson"
> wrote:
>Help Please!!
>
>I have three computers sharing a DSL connection using a Linksys
>firewall/router. I have one computer with a cable modem connection only.
>
>My question is how do I connect both networks together? Is there a web site
>that explains how this is done?
>
>My private network IP addresses on the DSL connection starts out
>192.168.1.x.
>
>Any/All suggestions are welcomed.

I'm not sure what you mean by "connect both networks together", so I'm
making my best guess:

1. You want the three computers on the firewall/router to be able to
share files and printers with the computer that has the cable modem
connection, and:

2. You want the one with the cable modem connection to continue to use
the cable modem for Internet access.

If that's what you want to do:

1. Add a second network adapter to the cable modem computer and
connect it to the router.

2. Disable automatic metrics and define explicit metrics for that
computer's router and cable modem connections. Make the cable modem
metric lower so that Internet access will use the cable modem.
Details here:

An Explanation of the Automatic Metric Feature for Internet Protocol
Routes
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299540

3. Disable XP's built-in firewall on the router connection to allow
file sharing. Enable it on the cable modem connection to prevent
access by other Internet users. Details here:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Blair Wilson]

Thanks for the feedback :-)

Blair
"Steve Winograd" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "Blair Wilson"
> > wrote:
> >Help Please!!
> >
> >I have three computers sharing a DSL connection using a Linksys
> >firewall/router. I have one computer with a cable modem connection only.
> >
> >My question is how do I connect both networks together? Is there a web
site
> >that explains how this is done?
> >
> >My private network IP addresses on the DSL connection starts out
> >192.168.1.x.
> >
> >Any/All suggestions are welcomed.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "connect both networks together", so I'm
> making my best guess:
>
> 1. You want the three computers on the firewall/router to be able to
> share files and printers with the computer that has the cable modem
> connection, and:
>
> 2. You want the one with the cable modem connection to continue to use
> the cable modem for Internet access.
>
> If that's what you want to do:
>
> 1. Add a second network adapter to the cable modem computer and
> connect it to the router.
>
> 2. Disable automatic metrics and define explicit metrics for that
> computer's router and cable modem connections. Make the cable modem
> metric lower so that Internet access will use the cable modem.
> Details here:
>
> An Explanation of the Automatic Metric Feature for Internet Protocol
> Routes
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299540
>
> 3. Disable XP's built-in firewall on the router connection to allow
> file sharing. Enable it on the cable modem connection to prevent
> access by other Internet users. Details here:
>
> Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com