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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:
> 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. :-(

Argh.

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

GAY.

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?

Quazi wrote:

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

we're with telewest

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...?

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....

Quazi wrote:

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

Trying to link broadband between two pcs.

Ethernet cable I think :s

I'm not getting free-sodding-ola

I am getting NTL because it comes with the tv and phone and works out cheaper.

So take your freeola and shove it... back in the box.


yeah

Kyz21 wrote:
> I'm not getting free-sodding-ola
>
> I am getting NTL because it comes with the tv and phone and works out
> cheaper.
>
> So take your freeola and shove it... back in the box.
>
>
> yeah

ok ok...

NTL broadband works out at about £7 a month in that package doesnt it?

For us it works out very cheap anyway.

Currently we pay:

£15 Freeserve dialup
£20 phone calls
£10 line rental
= £45

With NTL

Line rental
Unlimited calls (local and national)
Broadband
Sky Television
= £52