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"Clever broadband people..."

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.

Quazi wrote:

> What were you linking?
>
> What cable did you use?

Trying to link broadband between two pcs.

Ethernet cable I think :s

ßora† SagdiyeV wrote:
> Quazi wrote:
>
> Freeola would have kicked you off there service by now if you with
> them.
>
> we're with telewest

Oh rite....

Kyz21 wrote:
> Argh.
>
> I am getting NTL which is cable broadband, and the router AOE showed
> me only supports ADSL.
>
> GAY.

Get Freeola.

Or you could phone NTL and see if the supply a router...?

Quazi wrote:

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

we're with telewest

Relay wrote:
> Quazi wrote:
> Kyz21 wrote:
> OOOOH!
>
> *joyous whoops*
>
> thanks
>
> Of course Networking itself can stage many problems....
>
> Yeah I tried to set one up the other day, did everything right, but
> it did not work. :-(

What were you linking?

What cable did you use?

Argh.

I am getting NTL which is cable broadband, and the router AOE showed me only supports ADSL.

GAY.

Quazi wrote:
> Kyz21 wrote:
> OOOOH!
>
> *joyous whoops*
>
> thanks
>
> Of course Networking itself can stage many problems....

Yeah I tried to set one up the other day, did everything right, but it did not work. :-(

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.

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.

Shame they cost like £60+ though.



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