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LawyerRon · 05-15-2002, 09:57 PM

Routers are a piece of cake to set up. Even a Lawyer can do it.

When you subscribe to an enternet service, you generally pay for one IP address. You and your girl can't log on at the same time because your provider would detect two IPs coming from your house; you and your girl's. One option is to "pay" for another IP address.

Better option: run both pc's into a router then hook the router (works kinda like a hub, but techincally superior) up to the dsl or cable line. All the pc's, whether you have 2 or 20 "hide" behind the router. The provider then only "sees" the one IP address coming from the router.

You also need a NIC (network interface card, sometimes called an "Ethernet" card) installed in each pc, and two "patch" cables to run from the router to each pc.

Therefore:
Router: about 65-75 bucks.
NIC: about 15 bucks each, more or less.
Cables: about 5-10 bucks each, more or less.

Then you can both surf the net at the same time, share files, printers, and all that good stuff.

It's not hard to do. Go for it, we'll help you.

05-15-2002, 09:57 PM	#7
LawyerRon The Gavel Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Upland, CA Posts: 6,311	Routers are a piece of cake to set up. Even a Lawyer can do it. When you subscribe to an enternet service, you generally pay for one IP address. You and your girl can't log on at the same time because your provider would detect two IPs coming from your house; you and your girl's. One option is to "pay" for another IP address. Better option: run both pc's into a router then hook the router (works kinda like a hub, but techincally superior) up to the dsl or cable line. All the pc's, whether you have 2 or 20 "hide" behind the router. The provider then only "sees" the one IP address coming from the router. You also need a NIC (network interface card, sometimes called an "Ethernet" card) installed in each pc, and two "patch" cables to run from the router to each pc. Therefore: Router: about 65-75 bucks. NIC: about 15 bucks each, more or less. Cables: about 5-10 bucks each, more or less. Then you can both surf the net at the same time, share files, printers, and all that good stuff. It's not hard to do. Go for it, we'll help you.