Cable one more than one computer

[KuhnDog]

Hey Everybody

I’m a Comcast cable user and today I heard that it is "illegal" to router more than one computer on one modem. Do you know if this is true? If you have any information please let me know. Im am very interested in this rumor.

KuhnDog



"Beware of computer programmers that carry screwdrivers."

[DrZaius]

Hi KuhnDog,

I just checked the Comcast Cable Internet Terms of Service (http://www.comcast.net/TermsofService/aup.asp) and there is no mention of not being able to share the connection. It's a very common thing to do and the only problem that I can see is that Comcast can not provide technical support if you are using hardware other than what they provide. I myself am sharing my DSL connection with 4 computers and there are many others on the forum who have a shared connection as well. Hope that helps.

[KuhnDog]

Thanks!

Im glad to hear your news and my gut feeling abaout my post was exactly what you said. Thanks again.

[morriswindgate]

With any ISP, cable or dial-up, you are basically buying bandwidth. The router/switch/hub does not allow you to access more bandwidth than you are getting, and you can do anything with that bandwidth.

[surfmaster2000]

The biggest bone with the ISP's....If you call for tech support, and tell them you have a router behind your modem,....you can kiss any help goodbye. They will tell you it is likely the router, and for you disconnect it and hook your computer up directly to the maodem. I use a linksys router with my At&t, no problems whatsoever, and perfectly legal, they just DO NOT support the use of a router. And will not help you, if you are using one on your network.

[Confused]

My provider is like what Surfmaster talks about in his thread. When they installed service, they knew I had a router, but would only hook to the PC. My guess is if I ever need to call, I will need to disconnect the router first, although I don't have their software installed, and they would probably only ping their own modem.
Chas

[Statica]

Most cable modems etc are SNMP capable; they know exactly how many IPs are there behind your router. So its not like it is hidden behind anything that they cant detect.