- Re: Run 2 computers on same DSL modem, how?
- Posted by W8LifterJ on March 13th, 2006
If your DSL modem is connected to your computer via USB port, you could try
connecting your 2nd computer to the host computer that receives the DSL
connection via the network cards on each computer.
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- Posted by David Matthew Wood on March 13th, 2006
NOOOOOOOO don't do that. In most cases, this will try to force two IP
addresses from the ISP. One of two things will happen here:
1, it just won't work
or
2, your ISP might make you pay for a second IP address.
A router is best here.
- Posted by Oldus Fartus on March 13th, 2006
David Matthew Wood wrote:
No it won't.
Bullshit. In most cases it will work fine.
Agreed.
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- Posted by David Matthew Wood on March 18th, 2006
It will only work if the modem has a router built in. Some do not, and
without knowing for sure, it is best not to try this as yes, it can
attempt to pull two IP addresses from the ISP - that is, if it even
works at all.
- Posted by Georges Khairallah on March 18th, 2006
I agree that your best bet is a router. this will also act as a firewall,
and therefore will get you a 2 in 1 solution, a shared connection, as well
as protection.
That being said, if you have 2 Network cards in your primary computer that
is receiving your DSL signal, you should be able to enable Internet
Connection Sharing (ICS) in windows, and that should create a NAT, and will
not request another IP from your ISP.
Nowadays though, routers are so cheap, and so much simpler to setup that I
don't see a reason why you shouldn't go with that solution instead...
"David Matthew Wood" <nodmwood78@verizonspam.net> wrote in message
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- Posted by Top on March 18th, 2006
Oldus Fartus <denisand@iiNOSPAMnet.net.au> was smiling when s/he wrote
news:4415f70b$0$23333$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au:
that I've used for that specific purpose in the past. Worked fine and
only used one (1) IP.
Top
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- Posted by Duane Arnold on March 18th, 2006
Top wrote:
My ISP InsightBB at the time can and does detect if a computer's NIC is
setting there behind an ICS NIC and force additional IP's to be assigned
to the user's account. The ISP will detect each NIC's MAC behind the
ICS\machine so if one has a standalone hub or switch connected to the
ICS machine, the ISP is going to see every last one of the machines as
they try to access the Internet and make one pay $5.00 extra a month for
each machine that must be registered in addition to your normal monthly
bill.
InsightBB cannot detect any machine's NIC MAC sitting behind a NAT router.
Without that router sitting there, some IP(s) are going to make you pay
extra for each NIC MAC it detects trying to access its network.
Agreed.
Yeah, with some ISP's that may work.
Duane 
- Posted by Badger on March 18th, 2006
"David Matthew Wood" <nodmwood78@verizonspam.net> wrote in message
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I used a crossover cable to connect my wife's computer with mine and set up
a home network. Easy to do and it works perfectly. We can both be online at
the same time.
Badger
