Now you will need to go to each client computer (Computers that will share
the Host's Internet connection). You will repeat the above steps on each computer
on your LAN.
Special Note:
You must enter a different IP
address in the address field for each Client Machine. You can
enter anything between 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.256. Don't
change the first 3 groups of numbers - only numbers in the last group
should be changed. As an example, 192.168.0.15
and 192.168.0.30 could be the addresses
for two client machines on a network).
In Step number 3, you will need to enter the SAME
NAME for your WORKGROUP on
your client machines that you entered for your host machine.
Also remember the COMPUTER NAME must be unique on each
machine on your Network so they won't be easily confused.
Connecting the Network
Once you have completed entering the names and IP
addresses for all computers on your network, you can either proceed to the
wiring or you can verify that you can see all the computers in your Network
Neightborhood. To do this, connect each computer's (NIC) Network Interface
Card to your Network Switch using temporary patch cables.
We would suggest that you temporarily run your cable
over the floor to connect the computers to the LAN switch until all is
working well.
If you verify that your network is intact using patch cables,
and a wire is damaged by fishing it through the walls or you don't get a wire
seated properly you will know where to start your troubleshooting. Follow the
manufacturer's instructions about connecting each card to the Network Switch.
After you have connected all your machines to the Network Switch, you will need
to start your Host Machine (Primary Machine that has, or will have, the Satellite
modems connected to it).
Make sure all the cables are connected to the Auto
Sensing Network Switch and the other respective PC's before you power
everything up.
Next start up each PC and check to see if the Network Switch shows that they
are connected. Refer to the manufacturer's documentation for verifying that
the computers are connected to the switch and powered on. Most switches have
indicator lights that verify which computers are connected.
After you have verified that the Network
Switch is connected to all the computers and all computers are connected
and powered on, click on the Network Neighborhood icon on any desktop
and you should see something like figure 20.
You now should be able to see all the machines
you have connected to the network. As you can see here, there are four
machines visible in the Network Neighborhood window. This is how your
window should look depending on how many machines you have on your network.
figure 20
If for some reason you don't, do not panic!
Sometimes you may need to reboot more than once on the particular machines
or restart Network Neighborhood more than once for all of the machines
to show up.
At this point you can either, go ahead and
set up ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) with your
temporary connections or proceed on to the wiring section)
Wiring or Setting up ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
