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If you need to share the internet connection between multiple computers, you need a broadband router. Then standard networking, either wired or wireless, is required between your computers and the router. There may also be some routing capability built into your DSL modem you didn't tell us anything about it , but even then you'd likely need additional networking equipment for distributing the connection to the additional computer s. But at the office there is this adjacent office with 2 DSL connections.
They have 2 DSL modems and pay for it. Such is also available to some residences. Why is this considered "none of the above?
I noted it was rare As such, it is not two simultaneous connections as with cable where you can just keep adding modems to every cable outlet in the house until the cableco's billing system maxes out on the number of modem MAC address they are willing to let you pay for. DSL is a point-to-point dedicated connection, not shared. The "modem" is only a bridge. Some newer models add NAT and DHCP routing functionality to ease customer networking of multiple local client systems but, interestly, typically fail to provide more than one ethernet port so the customer must still BYO switching, though some of the latest models include a wireless access point.
My point was that it isn't simply a piggish business practice of the provider or a service degradation borne of dividing the bandwidth, but it is technically infeasible because AFAIK DSL doesn't work that way or at least the typical current commercial implementations of it can't do that. If the OP has two phone lines, sure sign up for a second DSL account on line 2 and put that one upstairs.
But I have a feeling that wasn't what he had in mind. My residence is fairly new and they wired it to accomodate dual DSL.
Of course I would be nuts to go for that! But the story I was told at a trade show was they wanted to have the capability for one DSL line to supply TV channels and the other is your internet. Hope this sheds some light on what these companies are chasing after. From your OP it sounded like you didn't want your own service, but rather to piggyback onto what is already there.
It is worth giving the provider a call to see if they can offer what you want but from my limited knowledge of how it works, I seriously doubt it. To me, the "right" way to do this is to run cat5 from the existing router up to the second floor possibly beside or even replacing the existing coax. Obviously you'd need permission to do this; your landlord should consider it a value-add though: Also, wireless may not be as terrible as you think; it totally depends on the router and the location i.
To me, the "right" way to do this is to run cat5 from the existing router up to the second floor possibly beside or even replacing the existing coax. Flaming or offending other users Illegal activities: Signal strength is critical for DSL. This topic is locked from further discussion. Determine which router will be the main router. This will be the router that is connected either to a dedicated modem or to the wall outlet. If you're using a Mac, you most likely don't have an Ethernet port on your computer.
Worth a test in my opinion. The idea that gaming over wifi is terrible is a bit of a myth though there certainly can be such a thing as an unreliable connection: So check if your ping time to the wifi router is consistently low; hopefully there aren't a ton of other nearby networks or lots of computers on the network. Please Log In to post. This topic is locked from further discussion. Toxeia Follow Forum Posts: I don't get notices for call outs unfortunately.
With cable you can if the provider allows it. With DSL you cannot due to how it works.
Ok so my mom paid to get a secondary coaxial port in the house, its running from the box outside upstairs to my room. We already had a coaxial port downstairs, and to that one we connected our cable modem and router.
However, the wifi connection is horrible going across the house and so I wanted to see if I could buy my own secondary cable modem and hook it up to the currently empty coaxial up here in my room so that I could get ethernet connection. We have Time Warner Cable and they said that if I wanted to use the cable modem on the coxial upstairs for internet, they'd have to disable the cable modem downstairs. I'm wondering if there is any way I can hook the cable modem upstairs and get internet out of it without having the one downstairs disabled.
My mom doesn't want to pay to have Time Warner Cable bill us a second connection, and she doesn't want to just run a really long ethernet up the stairs either, and for what I do with my computer a wireless connection won't work very well So, in short, can I connect a second cable modem to a secondary coaxial port, and get internet access from that cable modem while retaining the internet access to the cable modem already installed downstairs. More about hooking cable modems separate coaxial ports internet. FarvingStartist Jun 18, , 7: Snipergod87 Jun 18, , 7: No you can't without TWC either disabling the one downstairs or giving you a second bill.
You may want to look into a wireless repeater or running a network cable outside of the house, or having an electrician pull a cable for you.
Ok so my mom paid to get a secondary coaxial port in the house, We already had a coaxial port downstairs, and to that one we connected our cable m to see if I could buy my own secondary cable modem and hook it up. There is a coax cable connection in my part of the house - is it possible to hook a new modem and a new router up to this connected and be fine? Can two.