Re: How? 2 PC on the same internet service jack?

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From: shotgun
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 13:06

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You need a router as mentioned  above since it is a laptop you want a
wireless one.  Then you need to put in a pcmia card receiver in the laptop.
check on

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/support/troubleshoot_network.htm
http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/

hth
"." <asdf@asdf.co.uk> wrote in message
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> you can get a router, it shares internet connections with one ip
>
> "MC" <mc_huge@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:UO548.9779$tg4.119906@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu...
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > I have cable modem service in my apartment. I am not given a fixed IP
> > address. The service assigns an IP address to me dynamically. (I heard
it
> > names DHCP or something?) When I bought this service I had it hooked to
my
> > desktop PC.
> >
> >
> >
> > Now I bought an another laptop and I need to use both computers at the
> same
> > time.
> >
> >
> >
> > Is there any way I can link these two computers to Internet
> simultaneously?
> > I heard I can buy an another gadget that have two outlets for two
> computers.
> > However, I know nothing details about it. Would anybody help to show
what
> I
> > should buy and how to install all things up and get things done?
> >
> >
> >
> > Also, should I make any change to the configurations of IP address and
DNS
> > server addresses? Or any other setup has to be changed?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks a lot!
> >
> >
> >
> > Barb
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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