astro_boy

Maybe you could use a Proxy such as Squid.
Im not 100% sure how this would work with the USB part though.

bs_ink

this is doing my head in, seems the mobo of my spare pc is cooked, so unless i can somehow set it up to share from my existing pc im sunk. will look into squid thx a.b.

moral of the story, burn telstra you mf's. they want $1500 to upgrade my modem to an ethernet one. was told if i get vista i must get ethernet modem cos vista wont connect to net at all using usb modem, why is that my problem why do i have to pay??????

currently sourcing upgrade consisting of 2 tin cans and some string

urban_s0ulja

look into via pc2500 mobos for small servers
perfect
ive got 2 of them running at the moment
extremely quite (pretty much silent)
lower power consumption
very reliable
cost just under $100 as well

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might be my only option but i didnt want to spend more money. im thinking for the minute i will just use one pc for net this is giving me a headache as in the end it probably still wont work.

thx for all help offered, lesson learned for future readers that telstra usb sat modem can not be networked / shared

TZB

That really surprises me. Can you give me the model number of this modem?
I'm sure you will get an answer and even a walk thru here DSL Hardware - Whirlpool Broadband Forums

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its an erricson dw 4000 supplied by telstra, not to be confused with the directway dw 6000

i did a search at the above forum with 0 results for that modem

BjBlaster

Never say no

I just set up a ipstar 2 way sat as a routed service on the weekend for my inlaws in the bush. I used a fedora linux box (little epia machine) but if you are using windows it can be done. Firstly you can't be running any firewalling software like Nortons, or other 3rd party firewalling software as it will upset ICS. Because it's USB, I personally wouldn't use it. Does it have an Ethernet port on the modem? If so use a Linux box (like the smoothwall sugestion) as it's faster and more secure.

edit: just noticed there isn't a Ethernet port on that modem.....

If not, make sure you only have 1 network card in the windows box routing machine, and from there go into a hub / switch and off to your other PCs. The NAPT routing you are trying to do will make all of the requests from the local PC's look like they are coming from only one PC so your ISP won't know that you have multiple machines.

Sat(via USB) -> Windows Box using ICS -> Ethernet Card -> Hub -> Lots of PCs

From here ICS will set up your only network card as 192.168.0.1 and become a DHCP server. All of your other computers on the HUB will get thier IP's from this server and should work fine. You won't need crossover cables and other stuff unless you don't have a HUB and only won't one other PC networked. The biggest single problem I find with home networks people set up is that they set static IP addresses for all the machines and either get the subnet wrong or don't put in a gateway address. Just put it in Auto and let the DHCP server assign you everything you need! It also proves the DHCP server is running and that you haven't got a mysterious windows illness in your PC.

Does this help at all? I hope it didn't confuse you further

Cheers

Bj

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i have set up a couple of other sat net connection sharing networks, one a activ8me via ipstar and the other a telstra via a dw6000, both have ethernet and are very simple to do as it always alocates the modem 192.168.0.1 and as long as ever otehr pc has a unique address within that range it will connect no worries.

this one, which just had to be mine, on the other hand simply will not share the connection no matter what, well, not using the windows box, i was looking into setting up a server but my otehr box is dead, but am on the lookout for a working one that someone is chucking, which does happen so fingers crossed.

thx for your input.

Fernbay

ICS should really just work....

Try it one more time.
Goto Start -> Run -> and type in NETSETUP & press enter & then follow the prompts.

If all else fails, try this - proxy by analogX -> Network Downloads : Proxy /// AnalogX

Gitch

How did we go?? Working yet?

I don't think I read throughout your posts, but what version of Windows are you using on the PC with the modem??

The reason I ask is because if it is Win98, you will NOT be able to share your connection with a WinXP or Vista PC

Cheers and Goodluck!!

best4less

Just setup modem the other day
and I used a WL-520GU wireless router that had usb ports in it
Just wondering if you could use those usb ports with it???
I just had to up grade the firmware and away she went on the wan port
You can find them for $65+
Or maybe urban_s0ulja might have something similaror some better idea

cheers

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