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Hey,

My bro and his family moved in for a while and they want to set their computer up to the internet and run it while I run mine. I have a dial up connection and one phone line. Is it possible to do this?YES, read through this Microsoft help page, see if it helps you.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126 Quote from: 2x3i5x on April 01, 2010, 02:28:54 PM

Yes, read through this Microsoft help page, see if it helps you.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126

Thanx I'll give it a read Just to be aware ... if it is dial-up ... connection speed could be low and 2 PC§s on it could over-helm it.
Just keep it in mind.Hi. I work in an ADSL2+ and Dial Up ISP.
Unfortunately, you can't CONNECT two different dial up accounts and connection in one phone line at the same time.
One computer is to one phone line is that ratio.
But you can set-up your brother's dial up account on your computer.
It's like having two dial up accounts or connection SHARING in one computer and one phone line.


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www.iglobalsupport.comI THINK he means if there were a way to connect two computers to one internet connection like a router could do with a DSL broadband connection.... Quote from: SevendWorm on April 11, 2010, 07:09:05 AM
Unfortunately, you can't connect two different dial up accounts and connection in one phone line at the same time.
One computer is to one phone line is that ratio.
But you can set-up your brother's dial up account on your computer.
It's like having two dial up accounts or connection sharing in one computer and one phone line.

But both can't be on-line at the same time, right?

Brings up an interesting question.  Back in the old days, before broadband, when most people were on dial up, did anybody make a router with a RJ-11 (standard phone line) input?  Or a stand alone modem with a RJ-11 input and a RJ-45 output to connect to a router?

If you have to buy a second phone line, DSL or cable might be close to the same cost.

and for the way, DSL technology allows you to use a landline phone on same phone line if you use landline phones. Quote from: 2x3i5x on April 11, 2010, 09:53:11 PM
I think he means if there were a way to connect two computers to one internet connection like a router could do with a DSL broadband connection....

Yea thats exactly what im wondering.  Btw, thanx you guys for all the help I think you can but dialup is already slow enough as is and adding someone ELSE to the connection would probably make you a unhappy kid when you find out you don't have enough time for waiting in order for that to work you need dsl. dial up will not work with 2 pcs. if you get dsl you can do it with a routerWhat you are looking for is ICS.

You will need to access any existing routers and either change/disable DHCP on the router.

the link from 2x3i5x tells you how to do it in XP, it is fairly similar in Vista/7.

You can use a crossover ethernet cable to connect the 2 PC's directly without needing to buy a router.

goodluck!It is impossible with dial up but DSL or Cable internet will let you access multiple computers at once.


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