share a connection

hi mates

i've got a virgin broadband connection. i would like to share it with
my flat mate, so what should i do? should i buy a router? i've got a
thomson speedtouch adsl usb modem.

thanks

taquitto <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> hi mates
>
> i've got a virgin broadband connection. i would like to share it with
> my flat mate, so what should i do? should i buy a router? i've got a
> thomson speedtouch adsl usb modem.

Several ways.
You could connect your friends PC to yours, and use internet connection
sharing of some sort.

The way I'd try is to get a single-port router from ebuyer, plug
the USB connection into your PC as you do at the moment, and
then plug the friends PC into the ethernet port.

What's needed in this case is one ASR-8000 (ebuyer code 57418), one
ethernet cable, and one PCI networking card.
(the ASR-8000 supports using both the ethernet and USB ports)

You should end up with change from 40 quid or so, delivered.
Going totally ethernet, adding another networking card, swapping to the
ASR-8400 and adding another cable is another option.

Buy a router and PCI network cards if none of the latter are fitted to the
PC's.
or
Just buy 2 x PCI network cards and use Windows Internect Connection Sharing
to share the single connection.

Router is the best option for independent use, otherwise you will always
need the primary PC on unless you know how to spoof the ICS to use either PC
as the primary which can be done.
"taquitto" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> hi mates
>
> i've got a virgin broadband connection. i would like to share it with
> my flat mate, so what should i do? should i buy a router? i've got a
> thomson speedtouch adsl usb modem.
>
> thanks

...
> Just buy 2 x PCI network cards and use Windows Internect Connection
Sharing
> to share the single connection.
>
...

I did this beacuse it was the cheapest option and ultra-fast and did
everything I wanted. Two PCI 10/100 ethernet cards (less than a tenner each,
I seem to recall) plus a "CAT 5 crossover" cable between them. One PC is
plugged in to the ADSL connection (the one I'm on now and the faster of the
two with most RAM), and the other is in another room.

I decided to worry about hubs and routers if a third PC came along.

Everything works fine. (The firewall software did take some messing about
with, though.)

F F Skitty <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> ..
>> Just buy 2 x PCI network cards and use Windows Internect Connection
> Sharing
>> to share the single connection.
>>
> ..
>
> I did this beacuse it was the cheapest option and ultra-fast and did
> everything I wanted. Two PCI 10/100 ethernet cards (less than a tenner each,
> I seem to recall) plus a "CAT 5 crossover" cable between them. One PC is
> plugged in to the ADSL connection (the one I'm on now and the faster of the
> two with most RAM), and the other is in another room.
>
> I decided to worry about hubs and routers if a third PC came along.

The downside can be that leaving the PC on all the time can use a
surprising amount of electricty.
Over a year, 50W extra (assuming a router would use 10W and a PC 60W) adds
up to .05*24*365 = 438 units.
At 9p/unit, that's nearly 40 quid, plenty to pay for a router.

"Ian Stirling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> F F Skitty <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > ..
> >> Just buy 2 x PCI network cards and use Windows Internect Connection
> > Sharing
> >> to share the single connection.
> >>
> > ..
> >
> > I did this beacuse it was the cheapest option and ultra-fast and did
> > everything I wanted. Two PCI 10/100 ethernet cards (less than a tenner
each,
> > I seem to recall) plus a "CAT 5 crossover" cable between them. One PC is
> > plugged in to the ADSL connection (the one I'm on now and the faster of
the
> > two with most RAM), and the other is in another room.
> >
> > I decided to worry about hubs and routers if a third PC came along.
>
> The downside can be that leaving the PC on all the time can use a
> surprising amount of electricty.
> Over a year, 50W extra (assuming a router would use 10W and a PC 60W) adds
> up to .05*24*365 = 438 units.
> At 9p/unit, that's nearly 40 quid, plenty to pay for a router.

As it happens my PC is my "work-from-home" PC and on most of the time
anyway - it's also my fax machine, messages are frequent, etc.

The other PC is the kids'...

I was only saying what I did, and that it suited me. (Oh, and your
calculation may be correct, but it doesn't count coz I don't have to run
that one past the missus! Picture: "Darling let's hook up these PC's
together it' only..." "You and your bloody toys..." etc)

F F Skitty <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> "Ian Stirling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:zYTMb.14120$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> F F Skitty <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> > ..
>> >> Just buy 2 x PCI network cards and use Windows Internect Connection
>> > Sharing
>> >> to share the single connection.
>> >>
>> > ..
>> >
>> > I did this beacuse it was the cheapest option and ultra-fast and did
>> > everything I wanted. Two PCI 10/100 ethernet cards (less than a tenner
> each,
>> > I seem to recall) plus a "CAT 5 crossover" cable between them. One PC is
>> > plugged in to the ADSL connection (the one I'm on now and the faster of
> the
>> > two with most RAM), and the other is in another room.
>> >
>> > I decided to worry about hubs and routers if a third PC came along.
>>
>> The downside can be that leaving the PC on all the time can use a
>> surprising amount of electricty.
>> Over a year, 50W extra (assuming a router would use 10W and a PC 60W) adds
>> up to .05*24*365 = 438 units.
>> At 9p/unit, that's nearly 40 quid, plenty to pay for a router.
>
> As it happens my PC is my "work-from-home" PC and on most of the time
> anyway - it's also my fax machine, messages are frequent, etc.

True, I was just pointing out that it might be an idea to consider.
Another fact can be that if the main PC falls over, the other loses
service.

It may be just fine for you of course.