Re: Problems sharing my adsl connection between 2 user acounts

From: Ron Sommer (rsommer_at_nospam.ktis.net)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 20:24:02 -0500

I don't believe that you can do what you want.

How about starting the download while logged in as your son.
The download could go to your storage area. 

-- 
Ron Sommer
"John Murray" <onslow@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:asu1909ut1c3g5kg6vi3jvi4fn8ce3bfg3@4ax.com...
> G'day Kenny,
> ne machine only I'm afraid. The problem is sharing the
> connection between 2 user accounts on the same machine at the same
> time. I want to be able to download some quite large files (>100meg)
> switch the user and allow my son to use the connection on his desktop
> without disturbing my desktop or interrupting my download. I'm using a
> Thompson alcatel speedtouch 530 as the modem on the usb port. I am
> using the microsot firewall until I can get this sorted out.
>
> John
>
>
> On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:22:24 +0300, "Kenny" <hotmail@coldmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >this is a problem that has caused me great confusion and frustration.
> >What is the exact type of your dsl modem? Is it a USB model or an
ETHERNET
> >type (connecting to your network card)?
> >what type of connection do you have with the other computer, is it also
via
> >another network card?
> >Please give us an analytical discription of your setup.
> >
> >Kenny
> >
> >
> >
> >"John Murray" <onslow@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
> >news:bnr090db60bsqm0d15ofs5mtqj706ioqrf@4ax.com...
> >> G'day,
> >> I hope someone can help me. I'm running winxp with all the
> >> latest updates from microsoft. I've tried several times to share my
> >> adsl connection on my desktop with my sons desktop on the same machine
> >> and have both desktops downloading/browsing at the same time. The
> >> trouble is that I am unable to do this. I'm using a Thompson alcatel
> >> speedtouch 530 as the modem and the microsoft internet connection
> >> firewall. If I start a file download on my desktop, switch users to my
> >> sons desktop and try to browse the net, the status bar says that the
> >> web site is found but no actual download of the site occurs. The pages
> >> just hang. The same with mail and my sons p2p program. Switching back
> >> to my desktop shows that my downloads are uninterrupted. Any
> >> suggestions as to what I may have missed?
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >> John Murray
> >
>

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