>>What are some suggestions for hooking up two computers to the internet through one cable modem? The computers can be networked Peer-to-Peer or whatever is best.
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>>One is Win95 and the Other is WinNT Workstation 4.0.
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>Upgrade the Win95 box to Win98SE, or the NT box to Win2K, and then use ICS (InterNet COnnection Sharing) to make the connection visible. Whichever machine hosts ICS will become a DHCP server for the LAN as well.
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>I've used both methods to share a cable modem connection, and given that some of the cable modem software, particularly the @Home software, messes with the registry and tries to turn an NT Server into an NT workstation, ICS is better than the approach of installing Proxy Server on a NT Server. ICS is not as secure, but it's far easier to setup and maintain.

Ed,

Does Win2K Workstation have ICS... is it basically a router? Does it require two network cards?

I've been thinking of replacing my Linux server/router with a Win 2k machine.

Thanks,
BOb