A broadband router is your best friend in this situation regardless how
many machines you have (I use a D-Link DI-604). And they're dirt cheap
too! One broadband connection and up to 4 PC's connected. In addition,
if you did want to have 4 PC's running all the time doing different jobs
you can get a 4-port KVM (keyboard, video, monitor) switch and just use
one keyboard, video and monitor for all 4 boxes (the more expensive ones
switch audio too if thats important to you). I love it, one machine for
email and browsing, another for Linux experience, one for high-end
gaming and one for my PVR via Hauppage PVR-150. Yeah, I know its pretty
cool! :-)
DHSinclair wrote:
Am trying to finish an XP-pro install on an old machine.
I've grown tired of swapping the modem cable between
the machine it lives with and the new XP machine.
Can I use an A-B selector that has the small d-shell
connectors to share the modem between the 2 PC's?
Do I need and active selector or can I use a passive
selector? I do not wish to reboot the machines when I
change machines.
Thanks,
Duncan
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