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setting up a home network Jamie O'Neill 02-17-2006
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Posted by Jamie O'Neill on February 17, 2006, 2:10 pm
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 Hey, can anyone tell me how to set up a home network. I have bought a laptop
and wanted to connect to the internet through my broadband setup on my pc. Is
this possible? I have a ethernet cable that I connected to both, but tried
setting the connection up through both comps. Has anyone done this and is
able to give me a few pointers, or do i need to buy more cables etc?
Thank you
Jamie

Posted by Marvin Craig on February 17, 2006, 2:28 pm
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 You need to get a router if you want to share your broadband connection.

"Jamie O'Neill" wrote:

> Hey, can anyone tell me how to set up a home network. I have bought a laptop
> and wanted to connect to the internet through my broadband setup on my pc. Is
> this possible? I have a ethernet cable that I connected to both, but tried
> setting the connection up through both comps. Has anyone done this and is
> able to give me a few pointers, or do i need to buy more cables etc?
> Thank you
> Jamie

Posted by Dana Cline - MVP on February 17, 2006, 4:08 pm
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You can use ICS, but it requires two network adapters on the PC that shares
the connection. It's just as cheap, and better from several standpoints, to
just buy a firewall/router for $20 (look in your Sunday paper's ads) and
hook it to your cable modem or DSL modem. Then plug your computers into it.
It requires a little setup, but they generally have great setup
instructions. Plus, it'll act as a hardware firewall, protecting all your
PCs from the outside world.

Dana Cline - MCE MVP

> Hey, can anyone tell me how to set up a home network. I have bought a
> laptop
> and wanted to connect to the internet through my broadband setup on my pc.
> Is
> this possible? I have a ethernet cable that I connected to both, but tried
> setting the connection up through both comps. Has anyone done this and is
> able to give me a few pointers, or do i need to buy more cables etc?
> Thank you
> Jamie



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