firewall sharing/basic networking?

[Liz Murphy]

I have an xp pro that I want to network with two 98s and a 95 computer at
home, so we can all share one dial-up connection. (so the kids can access the
internet without tying up my work computer)
the xp has an ethernet card, and we use dial-up
I am new to networking and have some basic questions:
(I don't even know the terminology for networking, so please be patient.)

If I use the xp pro as the host computer (is that the correct term, or is it
called a server?) can I configure the other computers to access the internet
through it's firewall, or does each computer have to run it's own firewall
app?
or do I have to buy a router with it's own firewall?
do they even work on dial-up connections?
if I do that, do I have to disable my xp's onboard trend firewall?

Does anyone know a link to a site which could help me determine what
hardware (cords, adapters, switches-whatever) I will need to buy to create a
network?
I'm hoping for maybe a vendor site where I can input what I want to do and
it will try to sell me the required hardware.

does each of the non-host computers have to have a network card?
or can they be networked through their modems with a phone line to the xp's
ethernet card?

when we convert to cable or dsl will I have to buy a whole new set of
networking cords and adapters to upgrade the dial-up sharing to cable/dsl?

from what I've read, I assume I have to create the entire network before
enabling internet connection sharing, is this the only way to do it, or can
I add one or two computers initially, then add the others later without too
many glitches/reconfigurations?

Please correct any incorrect terminology.
any comments, suggestions or links would be appreciated
Thank You,
Liz

[Richard G. Harper]

http://www.wown.com/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/

See the how-to guides at these sites.

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"Liz Murphy" > wrote in message
...
>I have an xp pro that I want to network with two 98s and a 95 computer at
> home, so we can all share one dial-up connection. (so the kids can access
> the
> internet without tying up my work computer)
> the xp has an ethernet card, and we use dial-up
> I am new to networking and have some basic questions:
> (I don't even know the terminology for networking, so please be patient.)
>
> If I use the xp pro as the host computer (is that the correct term, or is
> it
> called a server?) can I configure the other computers to access the
> internet
> through it's firewall, or does each computer have to run it's own firewall
> app?
> or do I have to buy a router with it's own firewall?
> do they even work on dial-up connections?
> if I do that, do I have to disable my xp's onboard trend firewall?
>
> Does anyone know a link to a site which could help me determine what
> hardware (cords, adapters, switches-whatever) I will need to buy to create
> a
> network?
> I'm hoping for maybe a vendor site where I can input what I want to do and
> it will try to sell me the required hardware.
>
> does each of the non-host computers have to have a network card?
> or can they be networked through their modems with a phone line to the
> xp's
> ethernet card?
>
> when we convert to cable or dsl will I have to buy a whole new set of
> networking cords and adapters to upgrade the dial-up sharing to cable/dsl?
>
> from what I've read, I assume I have to create the entire network before
> enabling internet connection sharing, is this the only way to do it, or
> can
> I add one or two computers initially, then add the others later without
> too
> many glitches/reconfigurations?
>
> Please correct any incorrect terminology.
> any comments, suggestions or links would be appreciated
> Thank You,
> Liz
>

[Liz Murphy]

Thank You!

"Richard G. Harper" wrote:

> http://www.wown.com/
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
>
> See the how-to guides at these sites.
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "Liz Murphy" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I have an xp pro that I want to network with two 98s and a 95 computer at
> > home, so we can all share one dial-up connection. (so the kids can access
> > the
> > internet without tying up my work computer)
> > the xp has an ethernet card, and we use dial-up
> > I am new to networking and have some basic questions:
> > (I don't even know the terminology for networking, so please be patient.)
> >
> > If I use the xp pro as the host computer (is that the correct term, or is
> > it
> > called a server?) can I configure the other computers to access the
> > internet
> > through it's firewall, or does each computer have to run it's own firewall
> > app?
> > or do I have to buy a router with it's own firewall?
> > do they even work on dial-up connections?
> > if I do that, do I have to disable my xp's onboard trend firewall?
> >
> > Does anyone know a link to a site which could help me determine what
> > hardware (cords, adapters, switches-whatever) I will need to buy to create
> > a
> > network?
> > I'm hoping for maybe a vendor site where I can input what I want to do and
> > it will try to sell me the required hardware.
> >
> > does each of the non-host computers have to have a network card?
> > or can they be networked through their modems with a phone line to the
> > xp's
> > ethernet card?
> >
> > when we convert to cable or dsl will I have to buy a whole new set of
> > networking cords and adapters to upgrade the dial-up sharing to cable/dsl?
> >
> > from what I've read, I assume I have to create the entire network before
> > enabling internet connection sharing, is this the only way to do it, or
> > can
> > I add one or two computers initially, then add the others later without
> > too
> > many glitches/reconfigurations?
> >
> > Please correct any incorrect terminology.
> > any comments, suggestions or links would be appreciated
> > Thank You,
> > Liz
> >
>
>
>

[Richard G. Harper]

You're welcome.

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"Liz Murphy" > wrote in message
...
> Thank You!
>
> "Richard G. Harper" wrote:
>
>> http://www.wown.com/
>> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
>>
>> See the how-to guides at these sites.
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]
>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
>> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> "Liz Murphy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >I have an xp pro that I want to network with two 98s and a 95 computer
>> >at
>> > home, so we can all share one dial-up connection. (so the kids can
>> > access
>> > the
>> > internet without tying up my work computer)
>> > the xp has an ethernet card, and we use dial-up
>> > I am new to networking and have some basic questions:
>> > (I don't even know the terminology for networking, so please be
>> > patient.)
>> >
>> > If I use the xp pro as the host computer (is that the correct term, or
>> > is
>> > it
>> > called a server?) can I configure the other computers to access the
>> > internet
>> > through it's firewall, or does each computer have to run it's own
>> > firewall
>> > app?
>> > or do I have to buy a router with it's own firewall?
>> > do they even work on dial-up connections?
>> > if I do that, do I have to disable my xp's onboard trend firewall?
>> >
>> > Does anyone know a link to a site which could help me determine what
>> > hardware (cords, adapters, switches-whatever) I will need to buy to
>> > create
>> > a
>> > network?
>> > I'm hoping for maybe a vendor site where I can input what I want to do
>> > and
>> > it will try to sell me the required hardware.
>> >
>> > does each of the non-host computers have to have a network card?
>> > or can they be networked through their modems with a phone line to the
>> > xp's
>> > ethernet card?
>> >
>> > when we convert to cable or dsl will I have to buy a whole new set of
>> > networking cords and adapters to upgrade the dial-up sharing to
>> > cable/dsl?
>> >
>> > from what I've read, I assume I have to create the entire network
>> > before
>> > enabling internet connection sharing, is this the only way to do it,
>> > or
>> > can
>> > I add one or two computers initially, then add the others later without
>> > too
>> > many glitches/reconfigurations?
>> >
>> > Please correct any incorrect terminology.
>> > any comments, suggestions or links would be appreciated
>> > Thank You,
>> > Liz
>> >
>>
>>
>>