Belkin F5D5020T manual Sharing an Internet Connection

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Sharing an Internet Connection

Sharing a single Internet connection is one of the most useful advantages of networking your computers. Rather than having a modem, phone line, and perhaps even a separate Internet account for each of your computers, you can configure your network to allow all of your computers to share a single dial-up, DSL, or cable Internet connection. There are two ways to share an Internet connection, either by running Internet sharing software on a computer on the network which has a working Internet connection, or by using a special piece of hardware called a "Gateway".

Software Internet sharing is appropriate for dial-up (normal phone line) Internet connections, as well as for DSL and cable connections which use either a modem which connects to the computer’s USB port, or a modem which goes inside of the computer. Software Internet sharing can be done through the Windows operating system if the computer which has the Internet connection is running Windows 98 SE, Me, NT 4.0., or 2000. If the computer with the Internet connection to be shared is running another operating system, third-party "proxy server" software is required.

Hardware Internet sharing, which requires a Gateway (such as the Belkin Broadband Internet Gateway, part number F5D5230-X), is the best way to share DSL or cable Internet connections which use a modem connected to the Network Card in a computer.

Once you have your network running properly, which can easily be verified by using Network Neighborhood to view the other computers on your network, and have a working Internet connection through a standard dial-up, DSL, or cable modem, setting up Internet connection sharing is simple.

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Network Card Table of Contents Contents of Package FeaturesInstalling the Hardware Installing the network drivers Installing the Network Drivers Installing the Network Drivers Connecting to a DSL or Cable Modem Connecting the hardwareConfiguring your computer Using static addressing Click on the DNS Configuration tab Once you have restarted your computer, do the following Using dynamic addressing Click OK to close the TCP/IP Properties window Connecting to a DSL or Cable Modem Creating a Simple Network Connecting two computers Connecting three or more computers Configuring your computers Creating a Simple Network Configuring network software Creating a Simple Network Creating a Simple Network Creating a Simple Network Creating a Simple Network Sharing files and disk drives Accessing resources on other computersSharing a printer with the network Using a shared printer on the network Creating a Simple Network Creating a Simple Network Creating a Simple Network Sharing an Internet Connection Hardware Internet sharing Software Internet sharing Windows 98 SE host configurationSharing an Internet Connection Sharing an Internet Connection Windows 98 SE host configuration check Configuring client computers Sharing an Internet Connection Client configuration check Sharing an Internet Connection Sharing an Internet Connection Windows Me host configuration Sharing an Internet Connection Sharing an Internet Connection Sharing an Internet Connection Configuring client computers Sharing an Internet Connection Sharing an Internet Connection Page FCC Statement Belkin Components Limited Lifetime Product WarrantyCE Declaration of Conformity 21MS075
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