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Providing Internet Access to Computer in Workgroup
Hi Jim,
If I understand you correctly, you now have every computer connected to two different routers ?? Why make this so complicated. Connect the 4 computers to a hub and connect the hub to the internet modem. Then turn on file and printer sharing on all machines. Leave the firewalls OFF on all machines for now. That should be enough to share recourses and the internet connection. -----Original Message----- I have three standalone computers accessing Internet with cable modem and router. I need to place these computers in a workgroup so that they can share resources, but would still like for them to continue accessing the Internet using existing modem/router hardware. I have installed a new 4-port switch and added a second network adapter to each PC. I configured static IP addresses (and subnet masks) for these computers, and configured the workgroup networking support. Now all workgroup functions work fine but none of the PCs can access the Internet. Do I need to configure a default gateway address in each of the new workgroup network adapters? If so, do I need to call the cable service provider and get the correct default gateway address? I would like to maintain the method these PCs currently access the Internet if possible. I know that this multihomed configuration is not the most efficiently way to do this but there are business reasons that this is being done. By the way, as soon as I Powered-down the workgroup hub, all computers could again access the Internet with now changes to the software configuration. Any help would be appreciated. Jim . |
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