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 Posted: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:45:05 Post Subject: |
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I have to agree with BF, BUY a basic home router, even the cheapest $10 special will (read the specs just to be sure) support NAT (it's NAT (Network Address Translation) not "a Nat"  )
Basically you install the router with the WAN IP (the one provided by your ISP) and clone the MAC (Media Access Control) address from current registered computer and the ISP will see it as the main computer.
On your side (LAN) the router can provide DHCP (dynamic IP addressing) or static addresses , (whatever you want to setup)
Then you no longer need to proxy anything and each computer can access the everything internet and game/share within the LAN independantly.
Yes, it CAN be done with software and extra NIC's (esscentially with your computer acting as a router) but it is so much easier and cheaper, with less overhead and problems to use some basic off the shelf home networking gear. |
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