Re: Multihomed Windows XP Home & DHCP problem

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From: Perttu (perttu.aaltonen_at_SPAMFILTERkolumbus.fi)
Date: 02/13/05 

Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:37:02 +0200

In article <#h5O43gEFHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>,
 "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <dsherman@nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> Well, if you have a DSL modem and 2 computers all connected to the same
> switch and both computers can access the Internet, then your ISP is giving
> you 2 public IP addresses. Unless there is some reason why you need 2
> public IP address, my recommendation would be to cancel one of them (you're
> probably paying extra for it); and buy a cheap Internet router - Linksys,
> Netgear, DLink, Belkin, etc.

Yes, I could buy a cheap router or a second ethernet card but if I could
use my existing hardware it would just be easier. Routers may require a
bit of tinkering in some cases, playing games and such. Second ethernet
adapter might be easier to manage but I'll try first to find a solution
with my existing hardware. My internet connection comes with 5 public IP
addresses so I'm not paying extra, for some reason the two computers
just aren't in the same subnet.
 
> It is true that MS defines 'multihomed' as installing more than one adapter
> in a machine OR assigning more than one IP address to an adapter. However,
> if you want to run two separate networks, you need the more-than-one-adapter
> version.

Although it requires a little "more advanced" modifying with the
registry to make XP Home multihomed while using DHCP, sounds odd if
browsing can't also be modified to see this second network.

-Perttu

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