Sharing a modem, how do I?

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From: Cipi
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 1997 00:00

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Hello everybody,

somebody can tell me this, i have one modem and two computers. Both
computers are located in different rooms. As I don't want to buy
another modem, somebody has told me that you can use a switch
box/serial port switch so that one computer can use the modem one at
the time, interchangeably, without having to pull out the modem and
then plug in into another computer, every time my sister or me wanna
use it.

What bother me are does the speed of the modem will be affected by the
switch box or a long 5 serial cable to another computer. another thing
is 'IS EVERYTHING WILL BE OK?', taking into account my connection to
ISP and my phone line (i switched call waiting to ON).

Cipi
cipi@usa.net

Thanx

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From: cipi@usa.net (Cipi)
Subject: Sharing a modem, how do I?
Date: 1997/08/05
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