Hi Dave,

I missed the part about cable modem - I was thinking dialup modem.
Sorry.

Les Barnes

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>
>   Les, if you want to claim that what I said is "Not entirely true",
> please say something that contradicts me.
>
>   If you have two machines connected by a cross-over cable, then to
> "Just connect one to the internet", you need a second network
> connection in that machine[*], and to allow the other PC to use it,
> you need ICS or some other gateway software on the machine with the
> second connector.  And that's exactly my case #1.
>
> Dave Gillett
>
> [*] The second connector might be a modem or serial/USB port, but
> since I believe we were given that he has a cable-modem, it should be
> a second NIC in this particular instance.
>
> [PERHAPS what needs clarification in my post is that in case #1, you
> still need a single NIC in every other machine -- the two NICs in the
> gateway don't allow you to connect a client without its own.]
>
> On 29 Oct 2001, at 15:28, Les Barnes wrote:
>
> > Not entirely true Dave. I ran two PCs for years with a NIC in each one
> > connected with a CROSSOVER cable. Just connect one to the internet and
> > you are all set.
> >
> > Les Barnes
> >

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