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OT-Computer networking
OK this is 99 and 44/100% OT, but you guys know everything.
The place I work has an IT department straight out of a Dilbert cartoon. For a department of 15, we have been allowed 1 (!) internet computer, located in the far corner of our area. Major nusiance. We use this alot, and would like to set up a clandestine sub-network off of our department computer, to get web access to our desks. We asked repeatedly via offical channels and where refused, with no explaniation. Never a group to avoid from such a challange, I turn to you for help. Our internet connection is a T1, distributed over an internal network, seperate from the "regular" company network. We originally tried the obvious, which was to plug a hub into where our web computer is and distribute from there, but it won't work. I found out that the system is set up to communicate only with the MAC address of the specific ethernet card in that computer. It ignores any other network device that is plugged into it. Now I understand that it is possible to put 2 network cards in 1 computer. Is that true, and would it be possible to do that and use the second network card to allow "passthrough" (for lack of a better term) access to the web? What would it take, SW and HW wise? As I am sure you have gathered, I am not any sort of networking expert, but maybe know just enough to be dangerous. Any ideas or suggestions as to the best way to accomplish this? All of these computers are P3's (sad, I know...) running Win98 or 98SE. Thanks for any suggestions! |
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