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This is where you need a firewall or proxy server which will translate
(using NAT - Network Address Translation) the ISP's addresses to his home
LAN addresses.
Alternatively the one machine which is trying to connect to the ISP can
have 2 LAN cards; one with a fixed IP address on the home LAN, the other
with a DHCP (dynamic) address assigned from the ISP. Be aware that with the
latter approach, it is possible for anyone on the internet to hack the
person's home network via the two-card PC.
Ron LaPedis
At 08:52 2000-07-31, you wrote:
>My boss is trying to setup a home network while still retaining his
>dial-up ISP connection. He is NOT trying to share the dial-up access
>with the other computers. He just wants the other two or three
>computers to be able to connect to each other. No server is involved.
>His Windows NT computer gets it's IP number from the ISP when it
>connects. Yet for home use, it seems that he would need a static IP so
>the other computers can find the WinNT computer. I know home networks
>have been discussed here on WinMac before so I would think some of you
>may have run across this very same problem. Any suggestions would be
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks!
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