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BSNL Broadband + LAN + Laptop

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/bsnl-broadband-lan-laptop.11830/

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hitesh_hg Original post #1
Jun 25, 2005 at 12:49 PM
Ok pp the search function didn't work so i don't know if has already been discussed.. but the problem is..

My cousin has Lan in his SOHO and he himself works on a laptop..recently he got BSNL Broadband connection and he uses laptop to aaccess the internet.

The problem is laptop has only 1 lan card..
now can he somehow use lan and internet at the same time??

right now he keeps on switching the cables, and also can you possibly suggest ip cogfigration for systems on lan. till now the systems were given static IP but dynamic IP of broadband compounds the problem..

Thanks
Hitesh
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vswizard #2
Jul 1, 2005 at 3:22 PM
You shud purchase a hub ang put both connections into the hub.. and take a connection frm the hun to laptop. finally the lancard on the laptop shud be assigned two ip's .. this is possible google it.. u will find out how to do that.. :) .. hope it works.. cause its working for me..
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hitesh_hg #3
Jul 1, 2005 at 10:59 PM
since he already has a hub, i am planning to connect it via a cross cable..guess it should work..will post back the results
thanks.
Hitesh Gupta
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hitesh_hg #4
Jul 3, 2005 at 1:16 AM
Yes it did work but i don't know how..
Some Statement

Assigning multiple IPs is difficult when one is DHCP..

Connected ADSL Modem to hub via a cross cable.

thats it..didn't get much chance to fiddle with it..will try later..

thanks
Hitesh Gupta