From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: February 03, 2008
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: two independant networks on a broadband connection
>
> Leo,
> Hello, I would like to set up two computers, with two seperate IP
> addresses, completely independant of one another in every way.
>
> I have comcast cable with one IP address now. Is it correct to call
> them up and purchase another IP address?
>
> Afterwards, how do I set up the connection so that each IP is
> completely independant? Do I have the cable line come into a Hub, and
> then the hub splits into two seperate routers? These seperate routers
> would split into seperate computers?
>
> Would this set me up for absolutely no relation between the two IP
> connections?
What you've outlined is exactly how I'd expect to do it:
- get an additional IP from comcast
- Cable goes into the cable modem
- cable modem connects to a hub (or a switch)
- the hub then connects to two routers
- those two routers then represent two independent and unrelated networks.
- each router connects to the appropriate computer(s)
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Thanks for asking,
Leo Notenboom
Article 12208
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Networking
