Re: TO ALL WHO USE BROADBAND ROUTERS...

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From: Brandon Deer
Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 00:00

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Nat32 is the best one i've used,  It's is the ONLY nat program that
allows you to share internet connection on a one way cable modem.
On Fri, 19 May 2000 16:23:55 GMT, "Mike Earle" <mearle@andara.com>
wrote:

>The config file that the cable co has sent to your modem is limiting you to
>one MAC connected to the modem. Either run a proxy or call your cable co.
>
>"MaD HaTTeR" <mad_hatter_98@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:_jjS4.5$%F1.102@typhoon.tampabay.rr.com...
>> I bought the Linksys Broadband router because it had a built in switch and
>> seemed like the best value.  I haven't had any connection problems with it
>> yet so technically I chose the right one right?.... WRONG.  One of the
>> biggest reasons I bought this router was so that I could hook up multiple
>> pc's on my lan to a game of Quake 3 all on the same internet server.  But
>it
>> won't let me!  Only one computer can get through and the others can't even
>> PING the server or have it come up on the server list.
>>
>> I can connect multiple pc's each on a different quake 3 server just fine.
>I
>> can even connect 2 instances of Quake 3 games (windowed) on 1 pc into 1
>> internet server (weird huh?).  So why can't multiple pc's get on 1
>server???
>> I have tried for weeks to get this working and finally gave up and so the
>> only way for my lan to play vs the internet is to setup a server of my own
>> on the lan.
>>
>> I'm now thinking about trying the Netgear RT311 router.  Does anyone have
>> any experience with this with Quake 3???  Can you please tell me if this
>> router (or any others) will allow my lan to connect to 1 internet server??
>>
>> BTW, Before I got the router, I was running SyGate on my main pc to share
>> the cable modem.  This worked great w/ quake 3 even!  So there has to be a
>> way.
>> I wrote Linksys' useless tech support and the reply i got was: "It will
>not
>> work with this game"
>>
>> That's it!  Please help.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>

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Subject: Re: TO ALL WHO USE BROADBAND ROUTERS...
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