Hi everyone I have a USB internet MODEM and I want to connect it to my 3 other PCs at home so they can all browse. The 3 PCs are already networked in Peer 2 Peer. How do I do this? Please Thanks. I know this is not the correct place for this question, I posted it on the computer group and didn't even see it there.
The best way to do it is get a modem with an Ethernet output rather than USB. If you must use the one you have, Windows used to have a way to share an Internet connection from back in the dial-up days. The PC with the USB connected modem must remain on all the time so the other networked PCs can share its connection.
Look up "Internet Connection Sharing". It know it existed as recently as XP, but it may still exist in Vista and 7. I'm not sure. Good luck.
Hi!
What kind of "modem" is this? Is it a telephone modem or something else?
If it is a cable modem or DSL connection device, it may already have an Ethernet connector built in...in which case you can connect that to a cheap NAT router (readily available in stores where computer products are sold) and plug that into (usually) up to four computers.
If you cannot do that, Windows and some other operating systems can be configured to share your connection amongst other computers. To use this, you'd need a cheap Ethernet network hub or switch, network interfaces in each computer and suitable cabling for each station that you will be plugging in.
A web search should give you more information about how to set up your computer's software to do this, and how to hook it all up.
William
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You'll have to network your PCs with a switch. Then you can use one of the PCs, the one with the USB-modem, as a server for the other computers. Off course that computer needs to be up and running when the others want to browse on the net. In XP all facilities to do it are available.
petrus bitbyter
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If the computers are peer 2 peer you need to install and configure Internet Sharing. That is provided you use at least Windows XP which by the way you were too stupid to mention what operating system you use. Look it up on Google or Wikipedia.
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