Re: dual modem for dial-up

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>hcross writes:
>> thanks for the replies... i'll have to ask. but, there's only one
>> phone line and my parents can't afford to have a second line
>> installed.

>Don Taylor wrote:
>> I happened to see a silly gadget marked down for closeout at Radio
>> Shack. It is the reverse, one modem that two computers can connect
>> to, at
>> the same time or not. Either computer can provoke it to make the
>> call, once the call is made one or both can be using the net connect,
>> etc. That doesn't double your speed but might make competing for the
>> open phone line a thing of the past. $50 on sale, I think.

>How to configure Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126

And XP Internet Connection Sharing has a reputation for being
cranky and difficult for many people to make work dependably.

Search the net and find people's problems with this one.

I tried for a month or more and finally gave up on making it work,
even after using kb, books, the newsgroup, etc,...

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