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"The big boss has cracked..."

Yes, he has given in to my demands, he is...GETTING BROADBAND. But he's going to get it so that it runs on the two computers in seperate rooms of the house.

What I want to know (FantasyMiester at the ready) how difficult will it be to tap the broadband into my room so I can play the PS2 on the cybernet. So, if your not to busy, what will I need? What will it cost me? Is it going to be difficult to set up?

Your ISP normally provides you with a modem...

That one you linked to is a USB modem, therefore I personally wouldn't recommend it as it WILL entail a lot of pfaffing about trying to get your PS2 and other PCs in the house up and running with it. Did you miss the post below where I said "get an ethernet modem"? It's for your own good :)

Also, read the GUIDES on uk.playstation.com. Very helpful.

Hmm, I see. So if I get the line put into my room, would this Modem be suffice?

http://uk.special.reserve.co.uk/ q_GG9851_external_usb_adsl_.html

(A person of your intellegence knows to remove the space)

A phone line carries phone signals
A broadband line carries broadband signals

Check with your ISP if they're willing to split your broadband cable for you when they install it, but normally they only supply the one cable into your home and you have to use a router yourself to split the cable to different PCs/PS2s etc.

FantasyMiester, can you answer me this question (or anyone else that knows)

My dad is going to put a phone line in my brothers room, he said while he's at it he'll put one in my room. Should I then just buy an external modem and pop it on my desk, then connest the PS2 to it and vuola? Would that work or would I need somethinjg more? In theory it works!

Just use ICS, if you've got a USB modem, like me.

Sure, you need it connected to the net constantly, but it don't cost much, plus it's funny to read what people are saying when I don't reply on msn.

Excellent. Well, the router is something my dad will buy, becuase we have two computers he want to connect to the Broadband, and I'll just ponce a third slot!

i currently use a wireless setup...surfing the internet is fine...but for some reason my xbox and ps2 finds it hard to actually get onto people's servers (but can get connected without actually being able to play!)
so it's best to use direct networking...so that you ensure that you get the full signal.

(get an ethernet modem)

Mr Pínk wrote:
> So, if your not to busy, what will I need? What will it cost
> me? Is it going to be difficult to set up?

It depends on whether you've got a USB modem or ethernet modem.

If ethernet modem the answers are:

You will need:
Linksys BEFSR41 4-port ethernet router
3x 3m lengths of CAT-5 straight through network cable

It will cost:
£77.54

Will it be difficult:
No

If USB modem the answers are:
Dunno

First up you'll probably want a router as it makes sharing between the two computers easier. Also allows you just to plug your PS2 in and play it.
You could hard wire it with cables but depending where the two computers are it could get messy.
Or you could consider a wireless router with access points in each room and have wireless recievers for the computers and then hard wire your PS2 into the access point which would allow you to surf the net and play the PS2 at the same time.

Only problem with the wireless is that its quite expensive and you want to try get the best set up you can so it could cost around £200 or more for all the stuff needed for the wireless option.