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ktkendall · 08-09-2002, 05:37 PM

Hi buddhad;
The best option especially when you get your dsl will be a router, which can be had for 70 to 100 dollars now. It provides protection and takes care of sharing the connection. I have two PC's, 1 laptop and a networked printer on mine with built in 4 port switch and it works great. Made by linksys. but there are others. like netgear, and D-Link, SOHO which I believe are all good. You'll want to be sure and get an external adsl modem if your going to go that route. Then you just put NIC card in each PC and run a wire to the router.
Other options are not as god but probably cheaper, like direct connect the two PC's and use ICS, or configure 1 as a proxy to share the connection. For dial up though unless you put an analog modem in each PC, you'll need to network them and use ICS.

08-09-2002, 05:37 PM	#3
ktkendall Telcom Tech Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Western, Pa. Posts: 5,409	Hi buddhad; The best option especially when you get your dsl will be a router, which can be had for 70 to 100 dollars now. It provides protection and takes care of sharing the connection. I have two PC's, 1 laptop and a networked printer on mine with built in 4 port switch and it works great. Made by linksys. but there are others. like netgear, and D-Link, SOHO which I believe are all good. You'll want to be sure and get an external adsl modem if your going to go that route. Then you just put NIC card in each PC and run a wire to the router. Other options are not as god but probably cheaper, like direct connect the two PC's and use ICS, or configure 1 as a proxy to share the connection. For dial up though unless you put an analog modem in each PC, you'll need to network them and use ICS. __________________ If it ain't broke, "TWEAK IT"