Re: 2 USB modems at once ?

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:02:14 GMT,it is alleged that
aehj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (srj) spake thusly in uk.telecom.broadband:

>Is it possible to have 2 usb broadband modems in circuit at the same
>time, ie 1 USB modem in use, followed by another connected to another
>computer following on ?
>
>Ta

As Zomaar has said, simple answer, no.

More complex answer is, no, but...

A router can 'split' the connection from its own [usually built in]
modem to many PCs, and is yours for not much money. Most of them only
provide one USB connection, with the rest either wired or wireless
ethernet.

Ethernet->USB adapters are available if you have a PC w/o ethernet and
don't want to fiddle inside. [They're actually USB based ethernet
cards].

>From the original post I am assuming you have your hands on 2 USB
modems and were hoping these would make a cheap substitute for a
router to share a broadband connection between 2 pcs at the same time.
Not gonna be happening I'm afraid. If you only wanted one PC online at
a time, yes it could work although you'd likely have to physically
disconnect the non-operational one from the line to stop it trying to
sync.

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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm
not sure about the former.
- Albert Einstein
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