Can you use two ADSL modems in the same house?

I have two computers at different ends of the house. I do not want to
network them particularly, but I do want them to use the same internet
connection.

Can I use two different modems with the same internet connection in the
same house??

 

You get a NAT router. One that's a wire/wireless AP router and put a
wireless NIC or network card in the machine or both machines if you want.

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp

You should forget about a two modem anything.

Duane

 

Thanks. It looks like two DSL accounts or finding out some way of
networking the computers. (

 

Well, without the router, you can get a second NIC and put it into the
machine that's connected to the modem. With the second NIC in the
machine, you can drag a RJ45 cable from the second NIC to NIC of the
other machine and use ICS on the NIC that's connected to the modem.

Or you can put wireless NIC's in the machines with the one connected to
the modem using its wire NIC with ICS. You can then use AD-hock mode on
the wireless NIC's that will allow them to connect to each other and you
can share the Internet connection that way. You can have two IP's tied
to your account that can be used by both machines.

You only got one line and the two modem thing is un-workable, unless you
get another line put in.

Duane

 

Get a router. Easy.

 

I use two modems but one has to be switched off when using the other.

 

yes, you'll need two modems, but you won't be able to use them both at the
same time. Alternatively, get yourself a ADSL/Modem Router, it's a lot less
bovver than a hover ;-)

P.

 

Get a router that will allow both computers to access the internet. Create
a Home Network; networking does not have to mean sharing each other's files
and folders; you can use it to just share the connection.

 

get 2 wireless network cards and configure them as "ad-hock"
then use windows XP network connection sharing to share the dsl
connection from the first PC via the wireless connection to the second PC.

 

Not at the same time.

Barry
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