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Hi guys

just got my iburst yesterday...

I have 2 pcs and have them networked with a 10/100 base hub!
I have been trying to set up internet connection sharing on the one mechine so that I can connect to the internet on both machines. I have gone through the home networking wizard but it is not working can anyone give me any pointers

Thanks
 
In the Cabling Overview section: a UTD may also be plugged into the hub iso a 2nd netcard (Have done this with both XP and Linux as ICS PC and others sharing)
 
Has anyone setup a shared connection that doesn't go to another PC but rather a wireless router?
 
FireFLi if you have a wireless router why plug the iburst into your PC and enabling ICS???

Simply use the DHCP features that came with the wireless router :D
 
I have been doing what Fishfly has recommened for the last few months, but recently my PC (which connects wirelessly) wont be assigned a IP by the routers DHCP server. I set it up manually and it connects to the network but wont recieve internet anymore. This is of great concern to me! I can still acess the Laptop and the router from my PC but cant get internet. However the laptop still get a IP adress assingned from the router via DHCP, and the router acknowledges my PC as an attached device, but wont assign it a IP.

Anyhelp please? Otherwise I will have to connect the Iburst UTD via USB to the Laptop and then try to share the connection (as Firefli wanted to) through the wireless router using it as a network hub only. I have already tried this and had some prooblems.
 
fishfly said:
FireFLi if you have a wireless router why plug the iburst into your PC and enabling ICS???

Simply use the DHCP features that came with the wireless router :D
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The reason is I want to by pass the router is because the router FW is giving me headaches second to none. :rolleyes:
 
Hmmm...sounds like you could have recently installed WinXP service pack 2!??
 
FireFli, what router is it?

I used to connect Iburst through a Network PC and then use ICS via a wireless network. But my wireless AP (D-LInk) was becoming unreliable, dropping signal power willy-nilly. So last weekend I installed a Lynksys WRT54GS router. These are some of the things you can do on the router:

Assign static IP's to attached devices (like your PC) based on the MAC address.
Limit wireless access to registered devices.
You can turn the router Firewall off. (And use the firewall on the attached computers) I use firewall's on both.
Install a third party firmware (such as DDWRT) which gives even more functionality, like live logging and bandwidth monitoring.

The Network consists of 4 pcs and 2 laptops all running WinXP SP2. 2 pcs connect directly to the router. Everything else connects wirelessly.

Better still, I can now monitor bandwidth usage per computer, monitor outbound traffic (IP's and ports -I have children!), and inbound traffic (extrernal attacks on the network)

Still early days, but I do think that sharing via a router is far better than using ICS. So some effort in re-configuring the router may pay off.
 
Gatecrasher said:
Better still, I can now monitor bandwidth usage per computer, monitor outbound traffic (IP's and ports -I have children!), and inbound traffic (extrernal attacks on the network)
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How do you monitor the bandwith usage? I have a WRT54GL (v4.30). But I don't remember seeing any monitoring functions on the router web page.

:)
 
louisp said:
How do you monitor the bandwith usage? I have a WRT54GL (v4.30). But I don't remember seeing any monitoring functions on the router web page.
:)
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I loaded ddwrt v23 firmware onto the router. This supports syslogd, which allows system logs to be sent to a static IP address (my pc). There I use Wallwatcher to monitor traffic.

If you enable SNMP protocol on the router, via the ddwrt browser interface, you can use the bandwidth counter on WallWatcher to measure bandwidth. Unfortunately I haven't figured a way to measure b/w per user in this method, so... I've enabled RFlow on the router. Then using an app called Rflow Collector V3, I can monitor b/w per user.

I'm a bit concerned that Rflow places too much strain on the router, and I'd rather be using just the one app, Wallwatcher, for both tasks. So I am now looking for a way to to measure bandwidth per user in Wallwatcher. If you don't need that breakdown then Wallwatcher, however, works a treat.

I'm rather new to all this, but a great resource, and good forums, on linksys 3rd party firmware is

www.linksysinfo.org
 
Got finally working, basically using the router as a dumb hub and dial-up via the main PC, which has ICS enable and then the 2 laptops connect wirelessly. Yes I has to assign static IP adresses etc.

I am sure with a descent BW monitor you could probably monitor you is who is how much etc. But it's just the wyf and I so I can't be bothered :cool:
 
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