Connecting two PCs to Broadband via a router

At present I have a simple network by joining my PCs with a crossover cable
and I can access Wanadoo Broadband from either as long as both are switched
on.
If I altered my system using a router which would allow each to access the
Internet separately without the other being switched on, would the
Speedtouch modem be connected to the router giving a common connection or do
I have to have separate Speedtouch modems for each PC?
Blair

Only the router connects to the Internet, so you only need one modem.
Both machines share this Internet connection using NAT on the router.

Blair wrote:
> At present I have a simple network by joining my PCs with a crossover
> cable and I can access Wanadoo Broadband from either as long as both
> are switched on.
> If I altered my system using a router which would allow each to
> access the Internet separately without the other being switched on,
> would the Speedtouch modem be connected to the router giving a common
> connection or do I have to have separate Speedtouch modems for each
> PC?
> Blair

Thanks Bill
Blair

"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
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> Only the router connects to the Internet, so you only need one modem.
> Both machines share this Internet connection using NAT on the router.
>
> Blair wrote:
> > At present I have a simple network by joining my PCs with a crossover
> > cable and I can access Wanadoo Broadband from either as long as both
> > are switched on.
> > If I altered my system using a router which would allow each to
> > access the Internet separately without the other being switched on,
> > would the Speedtouch modem be connected to the router giving a common
> > connection or do I have to have separate Speedtouch modems for each
> > PC?
> > Blair
>
>

....and it depends on whether this "router" already has a "modem" built into
it or not,...some do,...some don't. If it does then use it by
itself,...forget the Speedtouch modems.

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"Blair" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks Bill
> Blair
>
> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
> news:Os%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Only the router connects to the Internet, so you only need one
modem.
> > Both machines share this Internet connection using NAT on the router.
> >
> > Blair wrote:
> > > At present I have a simple network by joining my PCs with a crossover
> > > cable and I can access Wanadoo Broadband from either as long as both
> > > are switched on.
> > > If I altered my system using a router which would allow each to
> > > access the Internet separately without the other being switched on,
> > > would the Speedtouch modem be connected to the router giving a common
> > > connection or do I have to have separate Speedtouch modems for each
> > > PC?
> > > Blair
> >
> >
>
>