Re: pointer for home networking
On 09/27/2005 08:06 pm, Mike McCarty wrote:
> michael wrote:
> > On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 18:12 -0500, Kent West wrote:
> >>michael wrote:
> >>
> >>Er, then I'm confused about what you're trying to accomplish. Perhaps
> >>you're trying to turn the computer that's plugged into the USB modem
> >>into a router, sharing it's internet connection with the second machine?
> >
> > yes, sounds about right.
>
> I bought a router for about $30 USD. How much is your time worth?
>
> Or is this a learning exercise?
I agree that the OP could buy an older DSL router for about $30 and I think
that would cost less over time than running an additional computer to provide
IP Masquerading, which is what I think the OP wants to do (IP Masq). The
router probably uses less electrical power than an additional computer would
use.
8)
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