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Right, I am thinking of getting broadband with one of those NTL tv and phone packages, but we have two computers that curently dial up seperately with 56k modems.

So if we DO ger broadband, the BB will be installed on just one of the computers and the other will not have access. SO we are going to have to get a network thing to share the broadband.

So can you answer these folling questions I have about it:

- Will the speed of the broadband be split in half if we network it?
- Will the main computer have to be switched on for the other to use it?
- Does the broadband computer have to be switched on constantly?
- Does networking take up load of space on both computers?

Any advice etc will be appreciated.

Right, I am thinking of getting broadband with one of those NTL tv and phone packages, but we have two computers that curently dial up seperately with 56k modems.

So if we DO ger broadband, the BB will be installed on just one of the computers and the other will not have access. SO we are going to have to get a network thing to share the broadband.

So can you answer these folling questions I have about it:

- Will the speed of the broadband be split in half if we network it?
- Will the main computer have to be switched on for the other to use it?
- Does the broadband computer have to be switched on constantly?
- Does networking take up load of space on both computers?

Any advice etc will be appreciated.

Kyz21 wrote:

to split the connection between computers you want to get yourself a router - we got a 4 port Linksys for £60 and it is pretty good.

> - Will the speed of the broadband be split in half if we network it?

Bandwidth is taken up by each PC yes, but don't forget, the internet doesn't use much bandwidth while you are only surfing, but file transfers will slow it down a bit.

> - Will the main computer have to be switched on for the other to use
> it?

not with a router

> - Does the broadband computer have to be switched on constantly?

again not with a router

> - Does networking take up load of space on both computers?

not sure what you mean

> Any advice etc will be appreciated.

Get a router. Splits the connection between them.

ThanQ Borat & Aoe.

So does the router plug in to my broadband thing then connect to the two computers seperately? Like below (click "reply quoting this message" to view it propperly)

Broadband
|
|
|
-------Router---------
| |
| |
| |
Comp 1 Comp 2

Kyz21 wrote:
> ThanQ Borat & Aoe.
>
> So does the router plug in to my broadband thing then connect to the
> two computers seperately? Like below (click "reply quoting this
> message" to view it propperly)
>
> Broadband
> |
> |
> |
> -------Router---------
> | |
> | |
> | |
> Comp 1 Comp 2

That's exactly how.

OOOOH!

*joyous whoops*

thanks

Kyz21 wrote:
> OOOOH!
>
> *joyous whoops*
>
> thanks

Of course Networking itself can stage many problems....

Shame they cost like £60+ though.



I tried really hard to come up with something to say after that. Bah.

you may get em cheaper, but don't forget, you're getting 4 broadband connections for the price of one in effect (bandwidth issues aside).

we have an 8 way router in our house with 5 PCs and my xbox connected, works a treat, you really feel you're squeezing every last penny out of the ISP's.

ßora† SagdiyeV wrote:
> you may get em cheaper, but don't forget, you're getting 4 broadband
> connections for the price of one in effect (bandwidth issues aside).
>
> we have an 8 way router in our house with 5 PCs and my xbox
> connected, works a treat, you really feel you're squeezing every last
> penny out of the ISP's.

Freeola would have kicked you off there service by now if you with them.