05-14-2008, 12:48 PM
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Re: Help w/ hooking up 2 computers to a modem
Industrial One wrote:
> On May 14, 4:07 am, Andy <1...@2.3> wrote:
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>>On Wed, 14 May 2008 00:55:31 -0700 (PDT), Industrial One
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>><industrial_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>>On May 14, 1:31 am, Andy <1...@2.3> wrote:
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>>>>Does the modem have a router in it?
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>>>No.
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>>You need one. Otherwise you have to use something like Windows XP
>>Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).
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> Wise cracks aside, lemme know if I understand correctly: a modem and a
> router are interchangable. Technically a modem is a dumb device that
> only accepts and forwards connections, a router is a computer itself
> that manages the connections/packets more intelligently. I believe my
> modem, is a genuine router. Let me know how I can verify it.
Review examples,
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=modem+router
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