[aclug-L] Re: router for Windows LAN

[Marcus Merchant <Marcus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, an always on connection is alot easier.  But is this is a business the
phone company charges per minute regardless of whether it is local or not.
For Private IP's I use 100.10.x.x.  Also how many users need to connect to
the internet.  I would recommend inquiring about a DSL modem.  They run
about 200$ startup fee and about 50$ a month.  The speed would be alot
faster, and would be cheaper then dialing if the charges apply.  Then I
would get a router, an easy one.  Even for a first time setup I would use a
SonicWall or a WebRamp.  They are very easy to configure, because they use
your regular browser from any computer on the network.  This would also
provide a Firewall.  As far as sharing the printers goes, an easy way would
be to get a couple external JET Direct boxes, and use JetAdmin to configure
them, you could do this from a Win9x machine.

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Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 9:09 AM
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Subject: [aclug-L] Re: router for Windows LAN


On  7 Jan, Jonathan Hall wrote:
> Force-fed crash courses are the best aren't, they?  :-)

geez...  i feel like i've been thrown in a lake and told to swim (and i
can't swim!) :^)

sorry about all the questions, but i really want to get this right, as
this is the first company that has actually employed me...  most of my
consulting has been limited to easy win9x stuff in the Hillsboro/Marion
area (tho' i actually have a guy wanting to hire me to install Mandrake
on his computer!)...  want to get this working wonderfully, so i can
use them as a reference on my app. to Gateway!  :^ )

ok, so if i get the modem working and dialing up for that computer (no
LAN stuff as of yet)...  what do i need to do next...  from what i've
read, i need to compile in ip_forwarding along w/ the other stuff i
would have on, say, my personal box that dials up southwind...  what
else do i need to do?  i would _prefer_ it be setup so all i have to do
on the win boxes is enter the gateway and DNS and i've got a working
system, but i don't know how realistic that is...   that is all QuadNet
(obsolete part of Tabor's network) required when i was there (tho' they
used a satellite and WinRoute for inet)...

again, thank you VERY much for your input...  i could NOT do this w/o
all the help!  : ^ )

if you could give me some sort of basic step by step process (doesn't
have to be incredibly in-depth, but just an outline for me to follow),
that would be perfect!

jesse
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