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  • willawake
    Super Modulator
    • Nov 2003
    • 8457
    • Greece
    #1

    usb sharing hub

    a friend is asking whether he can share an adsl usb modem with two computers using a usb sharing hub. is this reliable? can they both use the modem at the same time?

    personally i would prefer to put a router but router + 2 network cards is too much money apparently
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    • gonzo0815
      Badcaps Legend
      • Feb 2006
      • 1600
      #2
      Re: usb sharing hub

      OMG i fore shure would not even try to do this.
      Last USb ADSL modem is have had was a real pain in the ass, even without an sharing hub.
      In the end i trashed it and customer ordered a network modem.

      Even if the modem would work simultanousely (wich is IMHO not possible) both users would have to dial in, wich is usually not possible with most ISP.

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        • willawake
          Super Modulator
          • Nov 2003
          • 8457
          • Greece
          #3
          Re: usb sharing hub

          hmm then i will probably suggest "internet connection sharing" service using a network between the two computers.
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            • WNG
              Badcaps Veteran
              • Sep 2006
              • 354
              #4
              Re: usb sharing hub

              I think the cheapest method is to get a 2nd NIC and use ICS with the computer using the USB modem.
              Speaking of ICS, does anyone know of a freeware alternative to Windblows XP ICS feature? It defaults to using 192.168.0.1 as the gateway, and that won't work with a router using it already.
              I need to be able to select the base IP address.
              TIA!
              “We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful.
              We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing.”

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                • stretch0069
                  Screwed Up Super Moderator
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 2658
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                  #5
                  Re: usb sharing hub

                  Change the IP in the router. I'm almost certain I can change it in the three I have.
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                  We now return you to your regularly scheduled drinking.

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                    • WNG
                      Badcaps Veteran
                      • Sep 2006
                      • 354
                      #6
                      Re: usb sharing hub

                      I don't have access to the hw router table.
                      “We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful.
                      We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing.”

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