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If you have a router to connect multiple computers to your high-speed Broadband Internet connection, your certainly have configured the router's DHCP and NAT settings, using a networked computer's Web Browser. On a LinkSys router for instance, this is done by browsing to http://192.168.1.1.
You can also use your Web browser to find out how good your cable connection is. The magic address for most cable modems is http://192.168.100.1. Some models may require http://root:root@192.168.100.1.
Now, you may immediately have recognize that this address as a non-routeable IP address, which means that we either have to connect a computer directly to the cable modem or hack the NAT-router's routing table. Never, ever, should you connect a Windows box directly to the Internet. Personally, I don't even want to do it with my Macs or Linux systems.
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