After you have your hardware setup, a hub, cabling, and TCP-IP......

I would simply use the little known internet sharing driver that comes
with WIN98SE.  If your worried about hackers, use it with VPN, also
included.

Very simple to set up.  You very simply install the virtual adaptor
under networking on the PC with the modem, and set all your other
computers to use DHCP.  Then under internet options, set to use
the lan for the internet connection.

I've used wingate, winppp, and winproxy. They are all more complicated
than this.  Winppp is the easiest out of the three if you don't have
WIN98SE.

I have three machines running this way, and even my Linux machine
can share the connection!

Craig

-----Original Message-----
From: pic microcontroller discussion list
[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Alan Aldaba
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2000 10:47 PM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [OT] sharing net connection II


Thanks to all, but I forgot to include details... the 5 computers are all
pre-loaded with Windoze 98 2nd Edition  and I will be using dial-up account
(56k) to connect to the net. Also, I would like to use freewares as much as
possible... Is it alright not to be to much concern about security since I
will be using the firewall of my ISP....

Regards,

Allan

I want to network 5 computers and share internet connection among
    them... what advises can you give me to avoid problems in getting it to
    work. I want to do it in the cheapest but reliable and stable
    configuration possible.. What brands (nic, hubs) do you recommend ( the
    most cost effective) ? Any url's, links to tutorials about the subject
    will be most welcome...