Networking dilema

Posted: 07-21-2003, 09:57 PM

Shaun

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Hi,

I am setting up a small office network (3 PC's). There is one internet
connection (a connection to the office block LAN), we all want to share the
printer (this will be a network printer) and all PC's will be running XP. So
we will have one PC as the ICS host which will always be on as described
here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...et/default.asp . So
I have bought two network cards for the ICS host and here comes my question:
The installation documentation advises a procedure for Wake On LAN
requirement, which, if required, asks the reader to plug in a 3 PIN WOL
connector. Do I need to worry about this? I ask because I can only see one
connection on my motherboard...

Thanks for any advice offered

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Len

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Re: Networking dilema

Posted: 07-22-2003, 12:17 PM

Sounds like you need your LAN computers to be able to "wake up" the ICS host
computer when they need to access the Internet.

Logic would seem to indicate that your non-internet NIC be the one which can
"Wake on LAN" the system it is connected to so ICS clients can access the
NET.

FWIW, Len

"Shaun" <nospam.shaun@mania.plus.com> wrote in message
news:zqYSa.50883$xd5.2906901@stones.force9.net...

> Hi,
>
> I am setting up a small office network (3 PC's). There is one internet
> connection (a connection to the office block LAN), we all want to share

the

> printer (this will be a network printer) and all PC's will be running XP.

> we will have one PC as the ICS host which will always be on as described
> here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...et/default.asp .

> I have bought two network cards for the ICS host and here comes my

question:

> The installation documentation advises a procedure for Wake On LAN
> requirement, which, if required, asks the reader to plug in a 3 PIN WOL
> connector. Do I need to worry about this? I ask because I can only see one
> connection on my motherboard...
>
> Thanks for any advice offered
>
>
>
>

Bob Willard

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Re: Networking dilema

Posted: 07-22-2003, 04:16 PM

Shaun wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am setting up a small office network (3 PC's). There is one internet
> connection (a connection to the office block LAN), we all want to share the
> printer (this will be a network printer) and all PC's will be running XP. So
> we will have one PC as the ICS host which will always be on as described
> here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...et/default.asp . So
> I have bought two network cards for the ICS host and here comes my question:
> The installation documentation advises a procedure for Wake On LAN
> requirement, which, if required, asks the reader to plug in a 3 PIN WOL
> connector. Do I need to worry about this? I ask because I can only see one
> connection on my motherboard...
>
> Thanks for any advice offered
>
>
>
>

Alternatively, I suggest that a server need never be turned off,
so OWL is not needed. PCs have been pretty green for years, so just
let your server's monitor and printer drift off to slumberland and
leave the PC itself running.
--
Cheers, Bob

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