Can socket doubler give two PCs access to broadband?

Does anyone know:

if I plug a socket doubler into my wall socket, can I run one cable
from the doubler to my dsl splitter with PC & Phone attached and
another cable from the doubler to another PC in another room?

I would like to use broadband on my computer in the living room (the
other PC will not be using the adsl line at the same time).

Thanks!


Robert Stuart

On 28 Aug 2003 04:46:21 -0700, (E-Mail Removed)
(Robert Stuart) wrote:

>I would like to use broadband on my computer in the living room (the
>other PC will not be using the adsl line at the same time).

you can do what you like providing:

a) only one ADSL modem is in operation at any one time
b) all the phones have ADSL microfilters
c) the ADSL modems do not go through the "phone" connection of a
microfilter

Phil

Phil Thompson wrote:
> On 28 Aug 2003 04:46:21 -0700, (E-Mail Removed)
> (Robert Stuart) wrote:
>
>> I would like to use broadband on my computer in the living room
>> (the other PC will not be using the adsl line at the same time).
>
> you can do what you like providing:
>
> a) only one ADSL modem is in operation at any one time

Wrong it will work if only one ADSL modem is actually powered at any
one time, in other words if it's a PCI modem then the PC will have to
be turned off, if it's USB then it will have to be unplugged from the
USB port & if it's a stand alone (probably ethernet/router) it will
have to be switched off.

> b) all the phones have ADSL microfilters
> c) the ADSL modems do not go through the "phone" connection of a
> microfilter
>
> Phil



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On 28 Aug 2003 04:46:21 -0700, (E-Mail Removed)
(Robert Stuart) wrote:

>Does anyone know:
>
>if I plug a socket doubler into my wall socket, can I run one cable
>from the doubler to my dsl splitter with PC & Phone attached and
>another cable from the doubler to another PC in another room?
>
>I would like to use broadband on my computer in the living room (the
>other PC will not be using the adsl line at the same time).
>
>Thanks!

I'd suggest you get a couple of 54Mb wireless network cards - then
the PC's can talk to each other. Alternatively, as many PCs come with
10/100 ethernet these days, if yours do - then you can just buy a
single crossover cable to get them connected to each other and both
sharing the ADSL connection at the same time. You do not need an
ethernet hub or switch.

Adrian

Kraftee wrote:

> Wrong it will work if only one ADSL modem is actually powered at any
> one time, in other words if it's a PCI modem then the PC will have to
> be turned off, if it's USB then it will have to be unplugged from the
> USB port & if it's a stand alone (probably ethernet/router) it will
> have to be switched off.

Phil is not wrong as having a modem connected to the line powered or not
can cause interference as it is an unfiltered device on the line. You
may be lucky and get away with it but then again...

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:27:01 +0100, "Kraftee"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


>Wrong it will work if only one ADSL modem is actually powered at any
>one time,

is this a semantics debate about whether "is in operation" is
different to "is actually powered" ??

Phil