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I have a small doubt regarding the LAN as i Havesome pcs in my office i want to connect them internally with the little cable connection but i don't want to use any internet activity from them.(purpose is the share the data internally and no use of internet).

And i have some more selected people who want to use the internet access so i want to give some special access for internet for that selected laptops.

Iam a kid in networks as i don't have any idea how i can start and move with the project suggestions are mostly accepted

user3379433
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You can do the following :-

  1. Establish a small LAN connection in your office which will consist of those selected PC's which are not intended to run internet at all! You can simply establish LAN connection using routers and switches! Then,develop a small web-server like thing on one of the PC's which will work as server and the rest will work like clients! You can simply set up a distributed server which will take care of synchronisation things too(but, that is not advisable for a basic OR a newbie)!

But, simply multiple-clients and a server is what you need to establish using LAN connection for and make network file-sharing access permissions for all the systems... There are several softwares to transfer files and internally communicate like a small mail-server intended for OS like Windows,Linux,etc.

  1. Next for those laptops which you wanna connect to internet---please establish a source of internet like any ISP and so! Next,a gain establish a small LAN connection among those PC's which you want to connect to internet to. That's it,VOILA!

Next step of yours would be simply to configure DNS setting,IP-Address of the ISP,Subnet Mask and Gateway and that is damn easy. You simply need to add it to the router settings through which all of your systems,which are intended to access internet,would be connected. If you want to achieve the first thing with these PC's, then simply establish a local web-server or mail server for file transfer or mails,etc. locally within the office.

Another possibility :-

Establish the web server communication with all the PC's connected. Connect all the PC's and laptop to router's and switches as desired. Keep a note of IP-Address of all the PC's and laptops. Now, install a web-filter/firewall which will restrict users from accessing internet based on their hostname & IP-Address. Remember for this to take place, all the systems must have static IP-Address allocation,not the DHCP configuration!

I guess these are some of the possible steps. But,there can be several effective steps too...

Best wishes from my side!

Am_I_Helpful
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  • Thank you very much for sharing such a valuable information i will try all the ways you said and hopefully it will work and it is more helpful for me please share me any files or data from web which you have to establish this connection. – user3379433 Aug 19 '14 at 12:31
  • Setting up a web server--->http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/11/how-to-set-up-a-safe-and-secure-web-server/ Setting up a mail server--->https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CC0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Finformation-technology%2F2014%2F02%2Fhow-to-run-your-own-e-mail-server-with-your-own-domain-part-1%2F&ei=NHfzU-S0Hs-MuASPiIHABg&usg=AFQjCNE0YA3K7YVUQKQemd_cp16KgeZrvg&sig2=sCfUiX_mFbBaWgMdlb2YMQ&bvm=bv.73231344,d.c2E I hope this helps,feel free to ask doubts! – Am_I_Helpful Aug 19 '14 at 16:12
  • Any idea about the cost structure to configure the system with 10 desktop pcs and 5 laptops need a rough estimation thanks in advance – user3379433 Aug 20 '14 at 13:13
  • There won't be any cost factor except the prices of `routers` and `switches`---others you'll have to manually configure based on tthe links I provided OR a suitable network designer's salary will be the extra overhead! – Am_I_Helpful Aug 20 '14 at 16:24
  • Thanks you are more helpful and i would like to do it myself and learn the things and of course we don't have any budget for the network designer :) so i will check the things and i will contact you if i need some help from you. – user3379433 Aug 21 '14 at 08:04
  • Best wishes from my side. – Am_I_Helpful Aug 21 '14 at 13:06