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microeye

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I have a 3com router, windows xp and I have three computers connected to the router to access the internet, I want the three copmuters to access the internet through a computer (like a server) instead of being connected directly through the router, i.e. instead of comp1,2,3---->router---->internet
it would be comp1,2,3---->server---->router---->internet.

I have a secure wireless network and each computer can connect wireless.
Any ideas?
 
i dont think that will work properly, as the router would be where the wireless goes to and therefore will bypass the Server, the server will just be seen as another computer on your network i think.
and anyway, whats the need for the server anyway?
 
to do this via wireless you must do the following frist

1) Disable DHCP services on your router completely

2) Set up a server with DCHP broadcast, probably linux would be the cheapest

3) In your router set the DCHP server settings to mirror those of your DHCP server you have created

4) Create some sort of Open Directory for user authentication, or make one generic log in perhaps (if you wante each individual client to authenticate)

5) If you don't require any authenticate or enforce any kind of policy, having a server is completely pointless because you are just mimmicing one of the routers functions.

Another way to do it, would be to build a proxy server, but that may be a bit more complicated.
 
Thanx all.
The whole idea is to :
-control the bandwidth each computer is using, can I do that through the router?
- control sites that can be visited , i know i can do that with the router.

how do i setup DHCP server?
 
access restrictions and QoS (quality of service) will limit connections, bandwidth, and restrict certain websites and certain search words. If you router supports it, it should be inthe routers documentation some where. I don't really mess with 3com so I don't know off the top of my head.
 
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