- Aug 16, 2002
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Yes, some of you have replied to my other threads about sharing dialup. Yeah.. I gave up on that 
I recently just got Verizon DSL service, and I was wondering how I could share it between my two computers.
Equipment:
8-port Ethernet hub w/ 8 incoming and 1 outgoing ports (outgoing and incoming8 are shared)
2 computers with 10/100 NICs and USB ports (duh)
Westell dual-connect DSL modem (RJ-45 and USB)
Plenty of wiring
Questions:
1.) How do I set up the wiring to share it?
2.) Software setup? The DSL connection connects through Local Area Connection, so I can't setup a static IP - I'm going to check through the Verizon software again after I post this message to see if it will give me an option to set it up differently. If it does, I'll repost.
3.) Would there be any noticable bandwidth difference if I setup the modem to my main PC through the USB instead of Ethernet? I'm thinking along the lines of the data thoroughput of the different types of ports.
I recently just got Verizon DSL service, and I was wondering how I could share it between my two computers.
Equipment:
8-port Ethernet hub w/ 8 incoming and 1 outgoing ports (outgoing and incoming8 are shared)
2 computers with 10/100 NICs and USB ports (duh)
Westell dual-connect DSL modem (RJ-45 and USB)
Plenty of wiring
Questions:
1.) How do I set up the wiring to share it?
2.) Software setup? The DSL connection connects through Local Area Connection, so I can't setup a static IP - I'm going to check through the Verizon software again after I post this message to see if it will give me an option to set it up differently. If it does, I'll repost.
3.) Would there be any noticable bandwidth difference if I setup the modem to my main PC through the USB instead of Ethernet? I'm thinking along the lines of the data thoroughput of the different types of ports.