minitrialer Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 right, well i am buying a computer for myself for my room ( any reccomendations on computers reply and say) i was looking through the argos catalogue and found this something to do with sharing connections (Y) i apologise if i am being totally stupid but does that mean i could share a conection with my downstairs computer (broadband) and it still wouldnt block up the phone line? how exactly would this work? any info appreciated. thanks Lil Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishwog Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 If you have broadband in your house, it runs on it's own dedicated digital line, and will not block the normal phone lines (analogue) in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minitrialer Posted May 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 so you mean that could use that thingy on my computer upstairs and internet could also be on downstairs and it would leave the phone free? i didnt quiet get your post , as i meant using oth internet connections with that device. Cheers Lil Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 I didnt look at your link, but yes its simple to connect 2 computers together and share the internet if you are on broadband Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minitrialer Posted May 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 do you mind me asking how, and it doesnt matter if they are in seperate rooms. i know very little about this kind of thing. Lil dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusional Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 It's very easy to share an internet connection, you shouldn't need to spend anywhere near as much as that. What you need all depends on how your computer is currently connected to the interweb. If it's via a USB or internal modem, you will either need a hub (from £10) or an ethernet router (from about £35). The former will mean that you'll need to leave the computer connected to the modem on whenever you want to get interweb access from the other computer; the latter will allow you to connect with either computer no matter the status of the other. If your currently connected via an ethernet modem (using a network cable) then you may not need to buy anything (if the modem has another network port). If it only has the one port, you only need to buy a hub, which will plug into your modem and then offer several extra ports to plug other computers into. Easy. It makes no difference where the computers are, as long as you can run a cable to both from the modem. Or you could spend a little more and go wireless, then you don't even need to run a cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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