Re: Silly Question

In article <wO6dnc7FI5asfQranZ2dnUVZ_uCinZ2d@xxxxxxxxxx>,
dcwashNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
Peter wrote:
In article <DNqdnaMqA4vHDwranZ2dnUVZ_uGknZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
jrweiss98155NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote...
I have one PC hooked up to a DSL modem. I want to temporarily
connect another PC to my DSL connection. Would an Ethernet switch
work for this, or do I need a router?

You will likely need a router.

Other options are to temporarily disconnect the first PC, or to use
the Internet Connection Sharing function of Windows.

I recommend the router. It's relatively cheap, and much easier to
configure than ICS.



However, a switch should work, though. If the DSL modem's network
cable
goes to the switch's input socket, then the 2 computers could connect
to
separate ports on the switch and it should work.

What you may have to do is:

Turn off DSL modem and completely unplug it.
Plug net cable that currently goes from DSL to computer into the input
socket of the switch instead.
Plug in and turn on DSL modem
Turn on switch.

This should allow the MAC address on the switch to be freshly picked
up
as the primary MAC address by the DSL modem.

I knew a router would definitely work, but I was wondering why an
Ethernet switch wouldn't work, too. So, assuming this method would work,
would there be any disadvantages to it?




The only difference that I can see is that the router combines the 2
processes of connecting to the internet and feeding out the data into 1,
single unit.


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