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Cable modem share
Name: Troy Date: December 17, 2002 at 08:27:26 Pacific OS: win xp home CPU/Ram: 800 384mb
Comment:
I have a cable modem at home connected to my PC. I called my ISP to also connect my laptop so that I can switch back and forth for internet connectivity. How do I connected the two of them at the same time? Do a need a router or a hub and a couple crossover cables?
Name: Reggie Date: December 17, 2002 at 11:24:50 Pacific
Reply:
You are in the same situation that I was in. I used a router/switch combo and cat 5 cables. If you want a dedicated line to your pc and laptop, use a switch or router/switch combo.
Hope that helps
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Response Number 2
Name: tru Date: December 17, 2002 at 13:16:34 Pacific
Reply:
If you are only paying for one IP address (ie you have one modem) then you have to purchase a router to allow both computers to use the internet. A switch cannot perform network address translation, which is necessary to provide this functionality.
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Response Number 3
Name: pknw Date: December 22, 2002 at 15:16:08 Pacific
Reply:
You dont need a router or switch or hub to share internet access between 2 computers using a cable modem. All you need is to make sure one computer has 2 lan cards installed and alength of crossover cable.
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