dj_ivocha on 27/9/2008 at 18:21
So, a couple of words about my setup first:
Me and my flatmates/landlord/landlord's family are using the same DSL internet connection. There is a router of some sorts after the DSL modem, so I've got a local IP address (192.168...). I don't have access to the router and I don't want to, so basically I have a socket on the wall, that I plug my LAN cable into, and I don't care what's behind it.
That LAN cable then goes to a simple 5-port switch. On that switch are my main PC, my secondary Win98 PC (for gaming) and my laptop.
So here are the questions:
1. I can assign two IP addresses to each of my main PC's and my laptop's only LAN cards, right?
2. If 1. is correct, can I then have two separate networks - one for the internet connection of my main PC and laptop, and another for the internal network between my 3 computers, but still have them all connect to the same switch, to which my internet is connected as well?
3. If the above is possible, can I configure the secondary (Win98) PC in such a way, that it only sees, and thus is connected to, the internal network. Or in other words, if its LAN card is configured for the internal network's subnet, will it be basically cut off from the internet, thus allowing me to run that PC without any antivirus or firewall?
4. Regardless of whether all the above is possible, can I configure my file and printer sharings in such a way, that only the 3 computers see them, but not the rest of the people connected to that DSL router?
I know I can do most of that by simply installing a second LAN card in the main PC and connecting that to a second switch or directly to the Win98 PC, but then the latter won't see the laptop. And most importantly, this way I won't learn how to do all the above questions and of course have fun playing around with the network. ;)
bikerdude on 27/9/2008 at 21:54
Hi there.
If you want to seperate "your network" from the rest of the house yet use the house internet you need to go and buy a cheap cable router (£20-40).
1. Basically you connect your router to the LAN port on the wall going to the house router or as I like to now call it the "internet gateway router" (and dont forget to set your router to get its external ip address dynamically from the gateway router)
2. Then you can set the internal network on your on router with a completely different ip range and subnet to the rest of the house.
3. Finally you can setup all your computers to get their address dynamically from "your" router and be completely isolated from the rest of the house.
biker
dj_ivocha on 30/9/2008 at 21:38
But I don't want to buy a router just for that and besides, using one still won't solve the problem that the Win98 PC will be exposed to the internet. Obviously a well setup router will offer good protection, but still.
Also the sharing is of secondary concern - if I can get everything else to work as I described in my first post, then I can live without sharing folders and printers or simply using passwords to protect them from the rest of the users in the house
bikerdude on 2/10/2008 at 23:05
Quote Posted by dj_ivocha
But I don't want to buy a router just for that and besides, using one still won't solve the problem that the Win98 PC will be exposed to the internet. Obviously a well setup router will offer good protection, but still.
Also the sharing is of secondary concern - if I can get everything else to work as I described in my first post, then I can live without sharing folders and printers or simply using passwords to protect them from the rest of the users in the house
The second router WOULD fix all the problems. Install a second router would seperate you from the router that is connected to the internet and the rest of the house. And as i said abve, all you have to do to set the win98 so it cant see the net is change the gateway ip like I said.
You should be able to find a very cheap s/h router for around the £5-15 mark. Trying to do it another way will be hidiously complicated, wont be reliable and probably may not even work. Trust me get the router!
biker
