can you connect to broad band using 2 different modems, in 2 different sockets in the house

Nope, u can't if there's only one incoming broadband connection (i assume u dont have two broadbandlines to ur house). To be able to connect to broadband with two computers u need to set up a network with a broadbandrouter (or a wireless network).

i dont get you..

ok broad band works in every socket in our house.....

and i just need to know if you can connect if someone else is conected download stairs, using a different modem

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Originally posted by jackass_wanabe
i dont get you..

ok broad band works in every socket in our house.....

and i just need to know if you can connect if someone else is conected download stairs, using a different modem

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If you had two different user names and passwords you could then couldnt you ?

But Sunshine is right a router and split the same connection is much simpler

that sucks


so now i need to buy a router?

cost estimate

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Originally posted by jackass_wanabe
that sucks


so now i need to buy a router?

cost estimate

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hmmmmmmmmmm.......its cus im buying a laptop, and i just thought i could 'plug it in a play' ( thats a trade mark )


while my dad or something was on it in the study

I have a router , try linksys , its done us well. We have a cable modem and the only possible way to split the connection is to use like a router or something.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Cat...ventional_115.html << theres some routers there, i dont suggest wireless, but thats just me, wireless is fine but the way i look at it personally, anything which slows the connection down, or adds lag, is bad

They're not too expensive, get a 2 or 4 way router/switch.

Both computers will need Ethernet cards aswell which are only about £7 each so cheap really, try and get 2 ethernet cards (which are the same) which are at least 100/10, and then you'll need an ethernet cable (rj-45 i think).

You need a router

Plug modem into Router and then set everything else up through the router. 

Routers are intelligent so you can configure them to work how you need it too

Or a pc with two network cards...

One where the modem comes in and one that goes to a hub, or a second pc. the Pc with two network cards then has to run several servers to provide your other pc(s) with internet access. Most often a complete Proxy package will do. I think Windows even has something natively included.. Connection sharing.. .. tho I don't trust that native Windows Crap *whistle*

If you're only adding one more computer to your network (total of 2) then you don't need a switch.  All you need to network 2 computers is an crossover cable and two network cards.  Then you just plug one pc to the other and boom.  You'll also need to enable internet connection sharing on the computer with the modem, and get the computers on the same workgroup, but hardware-wise that's it

"crossover cable and two network cards" this is what i have and it works fine but it is annoying that the computer that has the modem connected to it has to be on for the other computer to get access to the internet.  And my computer is the other computer It gets used more than the other one

lol so switch them around =P

cant there is not a telephone plug thing next to it so i need to get it from the other computer but hopefully soon my dad can put one in my room

yeah, I forgot about that drawback of crossover cables... we had an ad-hoc wifi connection (the wireless equivalent of a crossover cable) and having the main computer on got so annoying.