modem sharing

I am running a small home wireless network with 3 client computers and a
router which is connected to a cable modem--a classic home wireless network
setup. I would like to share a modem on one the client computers (i.e.
establish a ICS) without turning the client computer into a host and losing
the ip connection to the router which is acting as the DHCP server. Does
anyone know how to do this?

Thanks...Peter

Peter Welk

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"Peter Welk" <> wrote in message
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>I am running a small home wireless network with 3 client computers
>and a
> router which is connected to a cable modem--a classic home wireless
> network
> setup. I would like to share a modem on one the client computers
> (i.e.
> establish a ICS) without turning the client computer into a host and
> losing
> the ip connection to the router which is acting as the DHCP server.
> Does
> anyone know how to do this?
>
> Thanks...Peter
>
>

Frank

The closest thing I know of is an SMC router that has a built in serial port
for use with a dial up modem. The Cable modem is connected on an ethernet
port, and the router uses the dialup as backup. Sorry.

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> "Peter Welk" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> >I am running a small home wireless network with 3 client computers
> >and a
> > router which is connected to a cable modem--a classic home wireless
> > network
> > setup. I would like to share a modem on one the client computers
> > (i.e.
> > establish a ICS) without turning the client computer into a host and
> > losing
> > the ip connection to the router which is acting as the DHCP server.
> > Does
> > anyone know how to do this?
> >
> > Thanks...Peter
> >
> >
>
>

C.D.Kuder

Hello,

Let me see if i got this right... you want to keep your cable modem
connection and set up a new dial up connection shared in one of the
computers ? If you don't want to set it up in the dhcp server set it up in
one of the others You can share the dial up connection and set it up in a
way that when no connection is avaiable the computers dial it. I really
don't see what's the problem...

The best way it's to connect
"Peter Welk" <> wrote in message
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>I am running a small home wireless network with 3 client computers and a
> router which is connected to a cable modem--a classic home wireless
> network
> setup. I would like to share a modem on one the client computers (i.e.
> establish a ICS) without turning the client computer into a host and
> losing
> the ip connection to the router which is acting as the DHCP server. Does
> anyone know how to do this?
>
> Thanks...Peter
>
>

André Cruz

Hi.

Sharing the Internet is based on Network Address Translation (NAT). The
Routing part of a Cable/DSL Router is a NAT.

ICS is software NAT. You can not have two NATs on one Network.

However you can use a DialUp Modem on any of the computers even when the
Cable service is On, but you can not share this Dialup connection.

Jack (MVP-Networking).


"André Cruz" <> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> Let me see if i got this right... you want to keep your cable modem
> connection and set up a new dial up connection shared in one of the
> computers ? If you don't want to set it up in the dhcp server set it up in
> one of the others You can share the dial up connection and set it up in
a
> way that when no connection is avaiable the computers dial it. I really
> don't see what's the problem...
>
> The best way it's to connect
> "Peter Welk" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> >I am running a small home wireless network with 3 client computers and a
> > router which is connected to a cable modem--a classic home wireless
> > network
> > setup. I would like to share a modem on one the client computers (i.e.
> > establish a ICS) without turning the client computer into a host and
> > losing
> > the ip connection to the router which is acting as the DHCP server. Does
> > anyone know how to do this?
> >
> > Thanks...Peter
> >
> >
>
>

Jack

Jack,
Thanks for your response. It there a work around or some 3 party software
which will allow ICS on a client computer?
Thanks...Peter

"Jack" <JackMDS at veriz0n.net> wrote in message
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> Hi.
>
> Sharing the Internet is based on Network Address Translation (NAT). The
> Routing part of a Cable/DSL Router is a NAT.
>
> ICS is software NAT. You can not have two NATs on one Network.
>
> However you can use a DialUp Modem on any of the computers even when the
> Cable service is On, but you can not share this Dialup connection.
>
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
>
> "André Cruz" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Hello,
> >
> > Let me see if i got this right... you want to keep your cable modem
> > connection and set up a new dial up connection shared in one of the
> > computers ? If you don't want to set it up in the dhcp server set it up
in
> > one of the others You can share the dial up connection and set it up
in
> a
> > way that when no connection is avaiable the computers dial it. I really
> > don't see what's the problem...
> >
> > The best way it's to connect
> > "Peter Welk" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > >I am running a small home wireless network with 3 client computers and
a
> > > router which is connected to a cable modem--a classic home wireless
> > > network
> > > setup. I would like to share a modem on one the client computers (i.e.
> > > establish a ICS) without turning the client computer into a host and
> > > losing
> > > the ip connection to the router which is acting as the DHCP server.
Does
> > > anyone know how to do this?
> > >
> > > Thanks...Peter
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Peter Welk