DSL/cable line sharing

[kchen]

I'm sure this is asked a million times a day... feel free to point me to a faq. Anyway if I were to get a DSL line, for example from http://www.dslbuyers.com/home_dsl.html, what kind of hardware would I need to share the line between 2 or more computers (ideally, they would both be able to access the internet simultaneously). Would this be the same for Cable?

 

[GhostKat]

try <A HREF="http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/" target="_new">practically networked</A> guides

GK

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[casiowatch]

Routers.

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[upec]

You will need a router.

 

[bob333]

a cheaper solution maybe a hub

 

[jlanka]

only if your ISP give you multiple static IP's, which I doubt is the case.

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

 

[casiowatch]

yup, a router.

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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

 

[camieabz]

If I can elaborate a little...

A multi-port router with a built in switch is very nice for keeping PC to PC transfers fast. If you get one with a built in switch, make sure it's 10/100 (and gets NICs to match).

My router also has a built in ADSL modem, but I dunno if this is your kinda thing.

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