Sunday, August 8, 2010

How can i connect two computers to internet using only one connection with dialup modem?

what hardware or software i would need to connect my two computers to use internet independently using only one dialup modem.?



How can i connect two computers to internet using only one connection with dialup modem?kawasaki



Assuming the dial up one is running Microsoft Windows, you simply need to connect the two computers together and "share the internet connection" (You can do it with non-Windows also, but the terminology is different)



There are a number of ways to connect the two computers together, depending on the computers, starting out with free and moving up to 20 or 50 dollars. So:



If both computers have bluetooth, they can communicate with each other that way using the "Bluetooth Networking" icons in the Network Connections folder.



If both computers have standard wireless WiFi 802.11 networking, they can communicate with each over an "ad hoc" network (instead of the normal infrastructure mode)



If both computers have ethernet adapters, you can network them together that way. Computers built in the last few years simply need a standard ehternet cable to connect together. Older models will need a "crossover" cable which is cheap, but you're unlikely to already have one and you'd have to find it. (or, you could use a "hub" or a "switch" to plug them both into.)

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