enabling internet in 10 machine with one connection

[Ramakrishnan]

I have internet in my office. It is MTNL Broadband. This connection availabe in only one machine. I want to to be able surf the net in any of the other machines. What is the solution?. what are the good proxy servers? How to use them?

[dissel]

1.You can simply use a Ethernet 10base-T hub to share the Internet connection....with all PCs.
If you using the broadband is 'Always On' mode / Router Mode.
Just Insert your modem's Ethernet cable into the Hub's UPLINK port and PC's are other remaining port,for setup correctly follow the Hub's Manual.


2.If you using PPPOE Mode / Dial-Up mode then,

open network connections.....right click the connection--->properties--->Advanced---->Under ICS---->Check the "Allow Network other network user.......Connection".
You can also check the other 2 option if you need though...
ok----> Apply.

In this case you will need to On the PC where the modem physically connected...to get Internet to the other PCs.Both method make sure all the PC use the same class IP address and same sunet mask.

as expl---> 1st PC's IP:-192.168.1.10, 2nd PC's IP:- 192.168.1.11 , 3rd PC's :----12, 4th PC's----13,Subnet must be:- 255.255.255.0 for all PCs

Default Gateway :- 192.168.1.1
Prefered DNS:- Consult your ISP manual's page
Addtional DNS:- ------Same Above Line----------

[dOm1naTOr]

Set the 'default gateway' as the lan ip of the server[probably 198.168.0.1] and default 'subnetmask' as the one in server in all PCs in LAN[eg 255.255.255.0].
And also set same DNS for all PCs[specified by ur ISP][eg. 202.88.231.2 and 202.88.231.10 etc]..

Its better to use some 8 or 16 port network switch than a network hub. Its easy to configure things in switch. The above mentioned setings are for a switch.

A Dlink 8 port switch wud cost u some 2k and a 16 port will cost u some 3~3.5k.