Can I use two modems?

3 Sep 2006 8:47 PM

Bev

I have just switched to broadband and bought a router and a wireless adapter for my daughters laptop. Unfortunately I find this gives me similar headaches as my mobile phone.

So I wondered if I could by two modems, I realise they could not be connected to the net at the same time, but wondered if they could use the same phone line in the same way you can use dial up, i.e. one at a time?

Also does the modem work using slightly different technology to the router? Is the router like mobile phone and the modem landline? otherwise there is probably no point in me switching

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks -- Bev

3 Sep 2006 10:40 PM

Jim

"Bev" <Bev.2dk***@news.xpbanter.com> wrote in message
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> I have just switched to broadband and bought a router and a wireless
> adapter for my daughters laptop. Unfortunately I find this gives me
> similar headaches as my mobile phone.
Such as?
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> So I wondered if I could by two modems, I realise they could not be
> connected to the net at the same time, but wondered if they could use
> the same phone line in the same way you can use dial up, i.e. one at a
> time?

Even if you could, it would be a royal pain to keep everything straight.
Personally, I would rather work on getting your current setup working.

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> Also does the modem work using slightly different technology to the
> router? Is the router like mobile phone and the modem landline?
> otherwise there is probably no point in me switching

Modem is the abbreviation of Modulate - Demodulate. As such this really
refers to converting a digital signal into an anlaog one (modulation) and
converting an analog signal into a digital one (demodulation). This is the
scheme used for communication between computers using a telephone line.
A router is a different beast entirely. Its job is to accept input digital
signals (from a modem for example) and send them to the correct computer.
Thus is routes signals.

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> Any advice would be much appreciated.

Use the Network Setup Wizard to get the networking going. The use the
Wireless Network Setup Wizard to setup the wireless portion of the network.
Be aware that this wizard cannot setup many wireless cards; instead you must
use the software provided by the manufacturer.
Jim
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4 Sep 2006 3:44 AM

Chuck

On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 21:47:52 +0100, Bev <Bev.2dk***@news.xpbanter.com> wrote:

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>I have just switched to broadband and bought a router and a wireless
>adapter for my daughters laptop. Unfortunately I find this gives me
>similar headaches as my mobile phone.
>
>So I wondered if I could by two modems, I realise they could not be
>connected to the net at the same time, but wondered if they could use
>the same phone line in the same way you can use dial up, i.e. one at a
>time?
>
>Also does the modem work using slightly different technology to the
>router? Is the router like mobile phone and the modem landline?
>otherwise there is probably no point in me switching
>
>Any advice would be much appreciated.
>
>Thanks

Bev,

Theoretically, you could asynchronously use two different broadband modems, one
in each location, connected to the same phone service, like 2 voice units (ie
telephones). But if you have a router, why not get it working? It's so much a
better solution.

Networking computers is a pain, and all of us get headaches. But the headache
involved in making a router work properly is far smaller overall then supporting
a half ass solution like having 2 different broadband modems, and sharing the
connection.

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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actual address pchuck mvps org.