--- Mayuresh Rajwadkar rajwadkar@yahoo.com wrote:

HI

Does anyone use a broadband connection, and run a LAN behind a Linux Server ?

Yes

I understand that most broadband providers talk on "single" connection/Single PC only for residential connections.

Since there was no question asked, I am not sure the relevance of your statement and the right context. Anyways, just to make an attempt....

For the Broadband provider, it doesnt matter whether your single connection is used for a single computer or shared between 100 computers. For them "single" refers to the fixed about of bandwidth that is alloted to you.

This input can come into an NIC which could be your computer or a Router (which is essentially a NIC with frills). Then it's upto you what you want to do. So if you share the line between X machines, via Natting or Proxy server, the bandwidth for each individual machine goes down in some proportion. Though not in a linear fashion. This is because just because 2 machines are sharing a 128 Kbps line, does not mean that each will only get 56Kbps. Because not every machine is making a request at the same time.

Yes, in the case of "Business" line, as also advertised by MTNL TriBand, they will assure you the speed for EACH of your machines.

I have no idea what your actual question was going to be and your two statements were quite disconnected, but I executed an early morning rant dump anyways. If you feel the response was helpful, distribute 10 copies of the latest Stable OpenOffice else.....

-abhishek

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