Damn it feels good to scrub this puppy clean.
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Sean K - Dec 08, 2004 7:58:22 pm PST #462 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
DCJensen - Dec 08, 2004 9:23:02 pm PST #463 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Clean puppies are much fun.
DebetEsse - Dec 08, 2004 10:09:58 pm PST #464 of 10003
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Ok, I've got a stumper.
Background: I'm going home in a few days, and, as my parents live out in the boonies, the Internet comes via satellite, which uses a modem which interfaces with the computer through USB.
Question: Any ideas on a router or set-up that will allow more than one computer on the Internet at the same time? Everything I'm finding on the web is only kinda making sense, and I'm not sure it's talking to me, anyway.
Wolfram - Dec 09, 2004 4:21:23 am PST #465 of 10003
Visilurking
Debet, are you looking to hook the computers up wirelessly? It sounds like plugging a WiFi router into the satellite modem and a USB WiFi adapter into your parent's computer should work. Then you can use other Wifi adapters to hook other computers up.
You'll need to tweak a bunch of settings though.
amych - Dec 09, 2004 4:43:01 am PST #466 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Wirelessly or not-wirelessly, what you need is a router. The basic setup should be pretty much the same whether it's satellite, cable, DSL, etc:
OUTSIDE WORLD -> MODEM -> ROUTER -> COMPUTERS
If you're looking at wireless, the router should have both a wireless antenna thingy and a bunch of ports for wired connections, so you may not need wireless cards for all of them.
Rob - Dec 09, 2004 6:13:57 am PST #467 of 10003
The problem with using a Internet sharing router is that every two-way satellite Internet provider I've ever heard of uses proprietary drivers for their modem. I doubt most routers can talk to such a modem.
That said, you don't need a router at all. Just turn on the Internet sharing feature of the computer hooked up to the satellite and then use wired or wireless networking to connect the rest of the computers in the house.
beekaytee - Dec 09, 2004 8:09:59 am PST #468 of 10003
Compassionately intolerant
Thanks Ginger!
Some are POP, some are web...it's a [phonetic spelling here] mishagoss.
I've done the Outlook dealie, and even routed one domain under my control. The other two don't seem to be working though. More research required.
DebetEsse - Dec 09, 2004 9:20:00 am PST #469 of 10003
Woe to the fucking wicked.
The USB is the only way the Modem will talk to anything, otherwise I'd use the router I have from my apartment.
Rob's may be the best solution. I'll play with it when I get there.
Thanks.
DCJensen - Dec 09, 2004 2:33:03 pm PST #470 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
If you are expecting to share by wire, make sure you bring an extra ethernet card, in case their computer doesn't have one.
signed,
t been there.
le nubian - Dec 09, 2004 3:35:10 pm PST #471 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
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