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There are several configs from which to choose Presumably you're
contemplating 2 networks for redundancy.
1. As the computers are connected to entirely different networks, you can
share over the Internet, but you'd have to implement an encryption tunnel
over TCP for security. There are inexpensive tools to do this.
2. Put a second NIC in each computer, and create a workgroup between them
using the 2nd NICs. This offers better security. If you wanted to, you could
also implement proxy servers on each computer so that if either WAN failed,
you'd be able to access the Internet from the computer that's still
"online."
3. For the times that you're down, just use a dial up and don't have two
broadband connections. If you don't want to use a DSL router, you can
implement a proxy server on the computer that is connected to the Internet,
and the second computer can access the Internet through it.
4. My preference would be to use DSL, a 678 router and a LINKSYS switch (not
a hub), and implement NAT, and automatic dialup for connection backup or
redundancy.
Hope this helps.
Colin West
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave DeLuca [mailto:ddeluca@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 8:47 AM
To: Omega List
Subject: Off topic: Networking question
Proposed setup: one machine with ADSL internet hookup, second machine on
cable internet hookup. Each machine uses an external modem connected to an
internal Network Interface Card.
Question: How can I network these two computers together for file and
printer sharing, or is this even possible?
Dave
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