> Hi there
> We've got a school network linked to the internet by cable modem.
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> andrew.klemm
Using NETBIOS comes to mind, and should be disregarded as a bad idea.
Insstead of the swwitch, a router could provide what you need, bearing in
mind a good firewall needs to be implemented at that level, so nobody past
your gateway can share the resources of those public IP's. I recommend you
get a network pro on this, as the job would be cheap and done right. In
fat, there is probably one sympathetic enough in your area to do it at cost
or free.

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