Dracoro

Currenty got beans through wanadoo and their 'speedtouch' modem. Turn PC on and double click the BB icon and away you go.

Now soon, I'll want to have 2 PC's using the connection. How do I do this? Both PC's need to use the connection regardless of the state of the other PC.

How do I do this/what equipment do I need etc?

MJW

You need a router.
You connect the modem to the router, and both PCs and they can share the net connection. You can connect the PCs to the router either by a network cable or wireless. To use wireless you must buy a wireless router, and you must also equip the PC with a wireless network card.

mike1210

not sure if its the cheapest place at the moment, but this should give you an idea of whats about

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/defa...pID=38&Alt=Yes

Dracoro

So plug in current modem (speedtouch - is this a software modem and not work?) to router and then plug in PC's using network cards. How does the router 'dial' or connect to the wanadoo server or is that still done by the PC's?

mike1210

no, the phone line goes into the router (99% of cases the modem is built in for home routers), the pc's plug into the network ports on the router

The set up for broadband is done on the router itself, so in theory when you start up the pc's, just click on internet explorer and the web should pop up. Provided you have entered your ISP information correctly on the router

also check out www.adslguide.org for some useful info

having wireless is a great feature but wireless can be hit and miss in some cases. In my opinion NOTHING BEATS A WIRED CONNECTION for reliability stakes anyway.