How to use a enternet switch to share internet?

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weegie.geek wrote: »

Much cheapness here if you're on a budget. http://www.dsldepot.co.uk/

Thanks a lots they r really good bargain:eek: . But one silly question. As we have at least 4 computers in the house, so should I buy a 4-port router or 5-port?

benjus

weegie.geek wrote: »

Much cheapness here if you're on a budget. http://www.dsldepot.co.uk/

Unfortunately none of the routers on that site are suitable for use with a cable modem. I'd get the NetGear recommended above.

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benjus wrote: »

Unfortunately none of the routers on that site are suitable for use with a cable modem. I'd get the NetGear recommended above.

Oh, so sad. its really good bargain one , but thanks for you tell me that.

benjus

Red_panda wrote: »

Thanks a lots they r really good bargain:eek: . But one silly question. As we have at least 4 computers in the house, so should I buy a 4-port router or 5-port?

You do NOT want to buy anything that includes an ADSL modem - so that excludes everything on that site as far as I can see. Once you have the router you can use your Ethernet switch to increase the number of ports if necessary. If you buy a wireless router you obviously have that option as well.

mdbarber

you can use a switch to connect the four pcs without buying an extra network card but if you have four pc's and a router you will need a 5 port switch
As stated before you will need to have one of the pc's acting as a router via ics and therefore on when anyone wanted net access but it can be done
btw ics is internet connection sharing, a bit of software free with windows pc's

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mdbarber wrote: »

you can use a switch to connect the four pcs without buying an extra network card but if you have four pc's and a router you will need a 5 port switch
As stated before you will need to have one of the pc's acting as a router via ics and therefore on when anyone wanted net access but it can be done
btw ics is internet connection sharing, a bit of software free with windows pc's

Thanks for your comments, I do have a 5 port switch at the moment, just dont now if the router is counting the same way. Is the ICS atcauly with my windows? (I'm using windows xp) Is the ICS same as the Network neighbours?

mdbarber

Red_panda wrote: »

Thanks for your comments, I do have a 5 port switch at the moment, just dont now if the router is counting the same way. Is the ICS atcauly with my windows? (I'm using windows xp) Its the ICS same as the Network neighbours?

yes it is with windows xp, just run the network setup wizard and you will see the option to "share a internet connection"
as i said it shouldn't matter about the router because it will think only the machine running the ics will be using it

tom9980

Ok to be a bit more clear.

Buy a cable router plug it into your cable modem.

Plug each PC into the router with ethernet cable or by wireless if the router supports it (the one i posted earlier has 4 ports and is wireless)

If you setup everything correctly all the PC's will have Internet access as soon as they are plugged in!

Job done!

no need to worry about network cards etc or ICS none of that is involved which is why we suggested get a cable router.

weegie.geek

benjus wrote: »

Unfortunately none of the routers on that site are suitable for use with a cable modem. I'd get the NetGear recommended above.

True, but their stock changes around quite a bit, and I'm sure they'll have a router suitable for cable sooner or later.

totalsolutions

You take a switch, ethernet to the "input" port, the one away from the others, not in the group of 4. Then each "output" port goes to each pc. That how, don't use ICS. Works with the routers I use, I dont support cable modems never used them.