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

#1850
From: Hey There!
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 18:06
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I wish I had 802.11b for mine!  I just can't friggin' afford it.  The
gateway is $250 + the $75 for the PCMCIA card.  I will make due with
my wired LAN for now.
Michael

On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 13:08:52 GMT, "Ron Marshall" <ronm@rmarshalls.org>
wrote:

>Why do you need to use a wireless router with laptops?
>Ron
>
>"shotgun" <dashotgun@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
>news:u52m2ibtdoou37@corp.supernews.com...
>> 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
>> news:Lp748.62527$zk4.15199508@typhoon.columbus.rr.com...
>> > you can get a router, it shares internet connections with one ip
>> >
>> > "MC" <mc_huge@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:UO548.9779$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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