Scheme D—Cable Internet with Multiple Computers
This section shows how to set up the Internet connection method illustrated in Figure 19.1 as scheme D. As mentioned earlier in the chapter, you cannot safely use file and printer sharing with this setup. Use this setup only if you don’t want file and printer sharing and just want to have several computers with Internet access.
Caution
If you use this scheme, on each Windows 8, 7, and Vista computer, you must set the network location for the connection that goes to your switch and cable modem to Public Network. If you have computers running Windows XP, be sure that Windows Firewall is enabled and ...
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