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kchen   04-29-2003 at 06:25:56 AM

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?

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GhostKat   04-29-2003 at 06:49:05 AM
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try <A HREF="http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/" target="_new">practically networked</A> guides

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casiowatch   04-29-2003 at 10:04:35 AM
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Routers.

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upec   04-30-2003 at 07:07:22 AM
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You will need a router.

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bob333   05-01-2003 at 01:46:03 AM
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a cheaper solution maybe a hub

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jlanka   05-01-2003 at 11:48:17 AM
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only if your ISP give you multiple static IP's, which I doubt is the case.

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casiowatch   05-06-2003 at 12:30:16 AM
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yup, a router.

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camieabz   05-06-2003 at 01:51:27 AM
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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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