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by whewitt

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Need help Please. I have two(2) HP Pavilion Model 304w computers with Windows XP on both. I have a #8242 IBM Ethernet Desktop Hub, Model#008. Right now we have two(2) different Dial-Up Internet Lines in our house. One line is for the wife and the other line is for me. In February (08) we are swithing to DLS. I was told by our ISP that I could hook both computers to a hub and then hook the Hub to the DSL Line and this way I would only have to pay for one(1)DSL Line instead of two(2) DSL Lines. Could someone out there please tell me STEP BY STEP how to do this. A Big Thank You To Whoever Can Help Me On This.

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by seanferd

You would just do it with the router in that case, using setup software or in the router's config interface.

EDIT: Here is the hub's home page:
http://www.networking.ibm.com/nhd/webnav.nsf/pages/242:242prod.html

And the manual:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/networking/ess/public/docs/DD15E2793F64B0A3852566DB0067EC4E/fcv0mst2.pdf

Other docs and a forum are available, but the hub is no longer sold.

Hub setup for Win2K, I would think WinXP would be similar.
http://www.viperlair.com/articles/archive/software/ics.shtml

by techienate

You may or may not get a dsl modem that is also a router. If you do, you simply plug both machines into 2 of the (probably) 4 ports. If your modem is not a router, it will only have one ethernet port. If this is the case, you need to get a router and plug an ethernet cable into the wan port on the router and the ethernet port on the dsl modem. Then simply plug your computers into the lan ports on the router. The router may require some configuration, and it depends on the isp and your hardware as to how it needs to be configured. You may want to get your ISP or a computer technician to set it up for you if you do not understand enough about networking to do it yourself, or your ISP (Internet Service Provider) may give you detailed enough instructions that you can do it yourself. Sometimes you will get a cd that will help you through the setup process. (Only use this cd if you need to, as sometimes they install junky software on your computer)

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