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

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From: Hey There!
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 00:02
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As long as you are in an apartment, ask some of your neighbors if they
want to split the costs for the internet with you, too.  Me and my two
neighbors used to split our DSL line until I moved out.  Easy as pie.
Michael

>MC wrote:
>> 
>> 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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