Re: How to share cable connection ?

[Raghavendra Bhat <ragu@vsnl.com>]

Thomas Graham posts :

> is it possible to use DHCP server to share cable connection to LAN ?

You need  not use a DHCP server  per se because usually  the cable modem
has a DHCP server embedded in.   My Motorola SB 3100 modem can assign IP
addresses dynamically.  Read on the relevant info:

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The SURFboard cable modem can be used  as a gateway to the Internet by a
maximum of 32 users on a  Local Area Network (LAN). When the Cable Modem
is disconnected from  the Internet, users on the  LAN can be dynamically
assigned IP Addresses  by the Cable Modem DHCP  Server.  These addresses
are assigned from  an address pool which begins  with 192.168.100.11 and
ends  with 192.168.100.42.  Statically assigned  IP addresses  for other
devices on the LAN should be chosen from outside of this range. 

----<snip>----

HTH.
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