-=PCTechTalk=- Re: router/hub question
- From: "Bashful Bob" <Bashfulbob@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:06:51 -0600
Hi Troth
I regret the lengthy time for this reply, I wanted to check with some
computer professors at school to verify the accuracy of what I am going to
say because I am in disagreement with what you had to say about ICS slowing
down the modems speed.
Under ICS, the connection (modem 56K) is NOT split. It sends and receives at
its normal speed ( the speed that is set up during the handshake) and the
speed of the modem is not reduced by ICS. The messages come into the gateway
(computer with the modem) through the NIC card and that puter process the
messages and sends them out on the modem at the modems normal speed. The
modem does not know one puters message from another. All the modem does
(basically) is translate a digital signal to a analog signal and is the
point of attachment for the computer to the telephone wires. The gateway may
be slowed down by processing its stuff plus processing the stuff from other
computers using the ICS on the LAN before sending the messages out on the
net through the modem. If any slow down is noticed, I think it is due to the
gateway puter slowing down for processing. Therefore, in my opinion, it is
the best thing to have the fastest computer as the gateway with the modem.
The ICS configuration sets up the gateway to use either a NAT address
translation or a port address translation for the other computers.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "~OoO~" <sirtroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 8:55 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: router/hub question
> Don hit it on the nail. Main computer needs to be on, and you're splitting
> an already slow connection (modem 56K). So, if you have two people working
> on it, it'll be very slow. If possible, best to just split the phone line
> and run it to each computer. Have each system go online when needed. And,
> using the proxy program you can share the connection if absolutely
necessary
> that both be on it.
>
> ---Troth
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