All you can do is try it. On Sat, 2002-02-09 at 12:56, Tom Achtenberg wrote: > My parents have 2 computers behind a hub on Cox and have had no trouble > at all with them both being on line since the change over. Of course > they are both Windows machines. I wonder if using something like a > gateway box between the hub and the modem would help. > > This just made me wonder too, one of the people I work with just changed > with Qwest to MSN and now her VPN to the office does not work. Qwest > says it is something to do with NAT and MSN. Since they would like to > have two PC's on line at once I bet the same gateway thing might help > them too. Something like the e-smith gateway server like I am using now > and can VPN to the office with no problem. Any one else have any > thoughts in this area? Stan I know you're lurking out there what do you > think? > > On Sat, 2002-02-09 at 11:36, Matt Alexander wrote: > > Hmmm... that might explain why I couldn't get a DHCP connection until I > removed my second NIC from my laptop (I'm using a USB Ethernet adapter > now). Ah well, after I had used the DHCP connection to figure out which > subnet I was on, I've just been statically assigning my IP address at boot > time. Heh, heh. My Easystreet DSL should be setup soon anyway and then I > can dump Cox all together. > ~M > > > > -- > Tom Achtenberg > > Every day over 30,000 children die from hunger related causes > Visit http://www.ybnormal.org to find out how YOU can help. > > Registered Linux User #242974 (See http://counter.li.org) > Visit my home page at http://achtenberg.com -- Stan Harder stan@smharder.com www.smharder.com