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Old 05-03-2008, 05:38 PM
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Does anybody know if I can put two cable modems on one *** cable line?

I live in a cinder block house, and if possible I'd rather just spend the $100 on a second cable modem than run a $60 ethernet cable up through the brown recluse infested attic to my existing modem and router...
 
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Old 05-03-2008, 05:42 PM
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Can't help ya on the box thing but, I can sure tell ya to stay away from those brown recluse spiders!!
 
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Old 05-03-2008, 05:59 PM
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What about wireless? You can probably get a USB wireless adapter for your desktop and wireless router for $50 and wireless USB for $25 or less.
 
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Old 05-03-2008, 06:35 PM
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hook up a wireless router to the modem and run a cable from 1 puter to the router and get a wireless card for the other puter..... that is what i do
 
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Old 05-03-2008, 07:08 PM
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I'd rather have the speed and reliability of a non-wireless solution.

And don't go all "trinary arrays" and "type N" and crap because I don't buy it, wires are faster.
 
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I recently snuck a wire through the ceiling in a closet to the room above for runnin cat 6 cable to a computer upstairs, took my time made a few measurements and pulled the rug away from the wall/ tack strip and drilled down, knowing I would end up in the closet below. if I ever need to move out a bit of scotch tape and paint in a closet is a quick hide. & behind you 100% on the wires over wireless crud.
 
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Old 05-03-2008, 09:45 PM
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May end up with a conflict between the 2 mac addresses. Better to get a router. By the way, couldn't tell a difference in speed between a wired and wireless connection.
 
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Old 05-03-2008, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by wildbill
By the way, couldn't tell a difference in speed between a wired and wireless connection.
true..... running an 802.11G wireless device it'll run 1 gigabit in speed (you'll NEVER get that from any provider)...... that is alot faster than a 10/100 megabit wired connection...... i'm wireless spoiled..... nothin like being able to go anywhere in the house and have internet
 
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Old 05-03-2008, 10:06 PM
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have a router (wireless) connected to my computer and wife uses her laptops with a wireless card
no problem with her speed even when she goes outside in the backyard with it
 
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My Router must be a POS then. I get a much faster connection on my wired computer than I do on my wireless.
 
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