2 NIC (internet + LAN)

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hi all,

I want to set up a windows XP pc with 2 NIC's.
One for the LAN connection and traffic, and the seccond for internet
connection.
Can somebody explain me how I'm supposed to configure that?

Thanks in advance
 
KC said:
hi all,

I want to set up a windows XP pc with 2 NIC's.
One for the LAN connection and traffic, and the seccond for internet
connection.
Can somebody explain me how I'm supposed to configure that?

Thanks in advance
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What you want is called Internet Connection Sharing. Use XP's Help
facility to get info on setting up ICS.
 
Thanks for your reply, but that was not the sollution.

Please note that I don't want to share my internet connection with other
computers. I just want to use one of my NICs to connect to the internet,
and the other NIC to the LAN. Somewhere I have to tell to my computer to
use the first nic to connect to the internet in stead of the one using for
LAN-traffic.

thanks
 
Since I've done this I'll tell you, instead of sending you
places.

Make sure you go into the ipconfig (start>run>cmd>
ipconfig) to figure out which nic is going to be the one
connected to the internet and which is the one for the
network. then connect the internet and rename that card to
My Net connection, and the other to My Network. have all
other comps set to the workgroup Network or whatever you
want to name it. then enable internet connection sharing
on the nic named net connection and also enable to ICF for
protection. and you're done. now run a cat 5 to the hub,
in second spot, not 1, 1 is like a crossover cable so it's
useless in this type of network right, happy connecting.

Scott
 
On your Internet NIC, set your external IP address (if you have one) and
your subnet or leave this as "Obtain IP Automatically". Set your default
gateway to the router, and set your DNS to the one provided to you by your
ISP

e.g.

IP Address: "the internal IP or your router +1) (or DHCP)
Subnet: 255.255.255.0 (or DHCP)
Default Gateway: "your router IP" (or DHCP)

On your internal network, set your IP as a private IP i.e. 10.0.0.1. If you
have WINS, use that internally, or use a HOSTS file and map IP to name.

e.g.

IP Address: 10.0.0.1
subnet: 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway: Leave blank
Hosts file:

10.0.0.1 computer1
10.0.0.2 computer2
10.0.0.3 computer3 etc...
 
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