For many users who created houses own local area network sharply there is a question of ensuring internet connection sharing from all devices in network. Modern technologies allow to configure such connection without effort.
It is required to you
- Network cables, network hub (switch).
Instruction
1. Select the suitable computer. Consider that it will be necessary to connect the additional network adapter to it. It is in this situation better not to use USB-LAN adapters, and to install the full-fledged PCI device.
2. Connect the selected computer to the Internet. Configure this connection according to the recommendations of provider.
3. Further the most interesting begins. If only two computers are a part of network, then connect them among themselves a cable. If it will be more such PCs, then buy the network hub (switch) and connect to it all the PC, including the first.
4. Open properties of connection to the Internet on the computer host. Select the Access tab. Find the Allow Other Computers of Network to Use Connection to the Internet of This PC point. Activate it.
5. Open properties of network connection. Set for the second network adapter the static IP address, for example 48.48.48.1. Setup of the first computer on it is finished.
6. Now it is necessary to configure network adapters of other computers that they got Internet access. Open settings of network connection and pass to properties of the TCP/IP protocol.
7. Set the static IP address of format 48.48.48.H for this network interface card. Naturally, H is on an interval from 2 to 250.
8. For The Preferred DNS Server and Main Gateway points set the value equal to the IP address of the computer host.
9. Carry out setup of other computers as it is described in two previous steps. Naturally, every time change value of parameter H.