I have a DSL modem Lucent 20A cell pipe connection and I would like to use this interenet connection for 4 more PCs. Please advice the best and cheap method without sacrificing the speed (384K). Modems specs are given below : H a rd w a re Specifications CellPipe 2 0 A - U S B D i m e n s i o n s 4 in. x 4.3 in. x 1 in. (10.2 cm x 10.9 cm x 2.6 cm) We i g h t 0.5 lbs LAN Interf a c e Universal Serial Interface (USB), Type B, Version 1.1 Operating Enviro n m e n t Te m p e r a t u re : 32 - 120ºF (0 - 50ºC) H u m i d i t y : 5 - 95% noncondensing Power Require m e n t s P o w e red from USB Interf a c e Safety Compliance EMC/RFI Compliance FCC Part 15 WAN Interf a c e ADSL (RJ-11 Connector) Line Impedance 100 W Line Code ITU G.DMT (G.992.1), G.Lite (G.992.2), T1.413 issue 2 Line Speed Full Rate (G.DMT): 8 Mbps downs t ream, 1 Mbps upstream; G.Lite: 1.536 Mbps downstream, 512 Kbps u p s t ream; T1.413 issue 2 rate: 6.144 Mbps downstream, 512 Kbps u p s t re a m S o f t w a re Specifications ATM Layer U B R Up to 8 PVCs RFC 1483, multi-protocol over AT M RFC 1577, IPoA RFC 2364, PPP over ATM (CHAP and PAP support e d ) RFC 2516, PPPoE (PPP over E t h e rnet) over ATM (with third p a rty software ) M a n a g e m e n t M i c rosoft Windows control panel monitoring pro g r a m P C O/S Support e d M i c rosoft Windows 98, 98SE, 2000, ME Thanks Dileep

not sure what you are trying to say? you don't want to sacrify you speed and connecting 4 pcs. need more info

You have a USB interface therefore the only choice you have is ICS, if you had RJ45 you could of used a switch or router! If 4 PCs are connected via ICS then the speed to the ICS machine will degrade as it is sharing out bandwidth. With a switch or router it will balance out bandwidth depending on how much each PC is asking for!