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FZWG · 06-02-2004, 11:36 AM

Appreciate some help.

Currently have a dial-up connection, and would like to have a cable connection. However, have some unusual logistics to overcome. The three computers are not in the same building.

Have a garage, about 20 feet from the house, where there is a computer/hobby room we call the ‘outback‘. This is the location where the computer is used the most.

Inside the house, also have a computer in the bedroom (second floor), and one in the basement. There is no computer in the main floor.

There is a television connected to cable in the outback, the bedroom, and the basement.

Starting with the ‘outback’, presume that a splitter can be used to connect the computer to a cable modem and the existing cable there.

What we are trying to figure out is how to also connect the computer in the bedroom and in the basement to cable, without paying Charter.net for a second cable service, since the computers inside the house do not connect to the Internet that often.

Any suggestions as to how we can do all this?

Thanks for the help.

06-02-2004, 11:36 AM	#1
FZWG Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 566	Setting Up Cable Appreciate some help. Currently have a dial-up connection, and would like to have a cable connection. However, have some unusual logistics to overcome. The three computers are not in the same building. Have a garage, about 20 feet from the house, where there is a computer/hobby room we call the ‘outback‘. This is the location where the computer is used the most. Inside the house, also have a computer in the bedroom (second floor), and one in the basement. There is no computer in the main floor. There is a television connected to cable in the outback, the bedroom, and the basement. Starting with the ‘outback’, presume that a splitter can be used to connect the computer to a cable modem and the existing cable there. What we are trying to figure out is how to also connect the computer in the bedroom and in the basement to cable, without paying Charter.net for a second cable service, since the computers inside the house do not connect to the Internet that often. Any suggestions as to how we can do all this? Thanks for the help.