Could you do this with Comcast Internet?

[KhoiFather]

I'm wondering if anyone ever tried hooking up two cable modems to one cable line. Like pretend you have a cable line coming out of the wall in your room, and there's another cable line downstairs. The cable modem is on the downstairs computer and I don't feel like always going downstairs to use the internet when I have a cable line coming out of my room.

 

[FoBoT]

no

network your house, plug as many pc's as you want into your network

 

[rudeguy]

it wont work

 

[KhoiFather]

Bogus

 

[datdamkid]

Originally posted by: rudeguy
it wont work

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
Bogus

ok...then just go do it. Buy a whole buncha modems...plug them all in and have at it!!!!

 

[KhoiFather]

Huh? What's your beef?

 

[JoeKing]

wireless networking is getting really cheap now.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
no

network your house, plug as many pc's as you want into your network

Works for me.

 

[KhoiFather]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

Originally posted by: FoBoT
no

network your house, plug as many pc's as you want into your network

Works for me.

It does?

 

[Brutuskend]

Yup get a hub and some cable and AWAAAY you go!

 

[KhoiFather]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Yup get a hub and some cable and AWAAAY you go!

Oh thats nice

 

[JoeKing]

wireless networking is getting really cheap now.

 

[KhoiFather]

Yeah right, its like 100 bucks for a wireless card

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
Yeah right, its like 100 bucks for a wireless card

yeah but then you wont have to pay for internet anymore

 

[FoBoT]

i prefer cables still , or you can get the slower wireless cards for much less than $10

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
Yeah right, its like 100 bucks for a wireless card

keep a look out on the Hot Deals forum. Every few days there's a deal on a cheap wireless card going on.

For Example

 

[KhoiFather]

Trueeeee..... Only "IF" my nextdoor neighbor uses a wireless network =P

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
I'm wondering if anyone ever tried hooking up two cable modems to one cable line. Like pretend you have a cable line coming out of the wall in your room, and there's another cable line downstairs. The cable modem is on the downstairs computer and I don't feel like always going downstairs to use the internet when I have a cable line coming out of my room.

Should work, but you'd have to pay Comcast to provision two modems. No point in doing that when you can get wireless router for cheap.

 

[Lifer]

it works, as long as the line is live and both modems are provisioned.
i.e., u have to call in and tell them u have another modem and they will bill u for having 2.
otherwise, if u just plug it in, it won't be active.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
I'm wondering if anyone ever tried hooking up two cable modems to one cable line. Like pretend you have a cable line coming out of the wall in your room, and there's another cable line downstairs. The cable modem is on the downstairs computer and I don't feel like always going downstairs to use the internet when I have a cable line coming out of my room.

Should work, but you'd have to pay Comcast to provision two modems. No point in doing that when you can get wireless router for cheap.

THe fact that they have Its MAC address limits you to only the ones they know about

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
I'm wondering if anyone ever tried hooking up two cable modems to one cable line. Like pretend you have a cable line coming out of the wall in your room, and there's another cable line downstairs. The cable modem is on the downstairs computer and I don't feel like always going downstairs to use the internet when I have a cable line coming out of my room.

Should work, but you'd have to pay Comcast to provision two modems. No point in doing that when you can get wireless router for cheap.

THe fact that they have Its MAC address limits you to only the ones they know about

uh. no.

you can use any router you want.

regarding the two modem thing: yeah you can do it but you have to pay twice. lots cheaper to just buy a router.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
I'm wondering if anyone ever tried hooking up two cable modems to one cable line. Like pretend you have a cable line coming out of the wall in your room, and there's another cable line downstairs. The cable modem is on the downstairs computer and I don't feel like always going downstairs to use the internet when I have a cable line coming out of my room.

Should work, but you'd have to pay Comcast to provision two modems. No point in doing that when you can get wireless router for cheap.

THe fact that they have Its MAC address limits you to only the ones they know about

uh. no.

you can use any router you want.

regarding the two modem thing: yeah you can do it but you have to pay twice. lots cheaper to just buy a router.

I waas talking about the MODEM. They have its MAC address on file

 

[konichiwa]

Originally posted by: KhoiFather
Yeah right, its like 100 bucks for a wireless card

Hahaha right