optus Cable network need help!!

[Genis B]

i have successfully did it few month ago(network-up with my broz comp so i can use the net, hez one is the host), but all the sudden the internet stopz working, so then i went n check with the company, they told me i haf ta pull 1 out the 2 network card mine broz got, and help me set up everything, and yet it workz fine on mine broz comp now, but some how mine comp just cannot even detect mine broz comp!!! why is this happening? can anyone give me a hand here as i am desprate to use the net, i want to d/l the latest driver for mine GF3!!
*edit* i didnot change any setting before it fails to work, i haf been mess around with it just to try if it workz but na, nafin had help, cannot detect it at all.

any help would be appricate.

[klosters64a]

Sounds like you'll need to connect the NIC's in your and your brother's boxes to a hub. Then connect the hub's Uplink port to the cable modem. If you use a LAN router instead of a hub, you won't need to pay for two static IP's from the cable ISP. If you use a simple hub, I think you have to rent the two static IP's from your cable ISP, one for your bro's box, one for your's.

[PolyPill]

Why does everyone give this solution? No offence but I think it's a horrible way to do things, especially for anyone that can't afford to pay their ISP a lot of money.

What OS is on your bro's comp? Win95/98 doesn't support 2 nics, Win98SE and up does. XP and 2k have an IP masquerade built in (ICS) which makes things a lot easier. I don't think there are any decent free connection sharing programs out, there are things like wingate but I in my oppinion they don't work very well.

If you're going to buy an external device and hook your inet connection to it then buy one of those home routers. You spend a little more initially, but you don't have to pay your ISP a monthly fee, which saves in the long run. All you need tot do is make sure the home router has NAT and it will work for your needs.

[Genis B]

yep we all haf window 98 sec. please help me, and yep i know that hub solution is not possible to me.

[PolyPill]

I have no clue how to share internet connections with 98, but I think the easiest way would be for you to buy a home router, actually they're more smart hubs, routers are more complex, but anyways. Just find something with NAT.