Setting up two PC's to only use one copy of Nortons virus scanner and firewall

"Schalk" <schalk@interexcel.co.za> wrote in message
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> Hi there
>
> As far as i know you cannot share your ADSL connection.
> Thus you cannot use one Norton Internet Security and have
> to buy 2 software packets. This is the latest info that i
> heard and dont know if it had changed already.
> I also wanted to get ADSL and share the connection but at
> that stage it was not possible so let me know if you know
> something else.

I don't know about the OP's Norton virus scanner
and firewall question, but multiple computers running
XP *can* share an ADSL connection. Here's how
I set it up:

Both computers are connected directly to an Ethernet
hub, and my ADSL modem is plugged into the uplink
port of the hub. When I used the "Network Setup
Wizard" to set up networking, I selected "This computer
connects directly to the Internet ..." for one computer,
and "This computer connects to the Internet through
another computer ..." for the other. Note: with this setup,
the "computer that connects directly to the Internet" must
be up and running in order for the other computer to be
able to access the Internet.

-- Bob Day