BobMatthijs Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 I am sick and tired of having to have my roommates pc on to use the internet. We currently have an ethernet set up through a hub, and my roommates pc is connected though dialup adsl with a BT USB ADSL modem. How on earth can i get the internet shared between our pcs without needing one pc on? (ie. constant internet access, either through a router or a switch). My main problem seems to be that the modem is a USB dialup one, adn i do not want to use a lot of money on a router, which i find are too expensive. I am looking to spend a maximum of ?50 on this What is is that i need? And where can i get it form? Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 With your budget, I would find an OLD Pentium 2, probably 200 MHz with USB support, and have it run the connection. Just leave it on 24/7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobMatthijs Posted September 5, 2003 Author Share Posted September 5, 2003 No space mate, student accomodation is tiny... Is teh USB modem my main problem preventing me from internet sharing without constant use of a pc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobMatthijs Posted September 5, 2003 Author Share Posted September 5, 2003 <BUMP> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 Yes, if you had a Modem like the Cisco 670 series, you could plug it right into a Router/Firewall Appliance (I recommend D-Link, but that?s just me). You can probably find a pretty good deal on eBay for both of these items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobMatthijs Posted September 11, 2003 Author Share Posted September 11, 2003 Will any of these solve my problem? Dont forget, currently i have to dial up to connect to bt adsl for some reason, will the router automatically keep me connected? http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...oduct_uid=37451 http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...oduct_uid=48449 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobMatthijs Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 Please help me guyz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 I am not sure about your "Dial Up" issue with the ADSL. You may want to contact your ISP to see if that modem will work on their network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobMatthijs Posted September 15, 2003 Author Share Posted September 15, 2003 ANy more ideas, plz help :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted September 15, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2003 ANy more ideas, plz help :wacko: Fowen's right not all modems work over all ISP's. You need to ask them what model dsl modems are supported by them. All we can due is guess, and that could just mean wasted cash for you. But to answer your question, yes if you had a standard dsl modem that used ethernet you could buy any router that supports PPOE and be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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