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Sharing Digiweb box?

NAGGIE03 · 2008-01-21 14:03:06

I have digiweb box installed in my room and flatmate would also like to get connected to broadband! Instaed of us both getting separate accounts is it possible for us to share the one box?Thebox is situated in my room! is there such a thing as like a double ethernet adapter! would that work? Or a router! Im totally…

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21-01-2008 3:03pm

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NAGGIE03

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I have digiweb box installed in my room and flatmate would also like to get connected to broadband! Instaed of us both getting separate accounts is it possible for us to share the one box?Thebox is situated in my room! is there such a thing as like a double ethernet adapter! would that work? Or a router!
Im totally clueless when it comes to things like this!
I have a laptop and my flatmate has a desktop!

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#2 21-01-2008 3:05pm
listermint

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If its a multiport router just get and extra ethernet cable, if not you can get a small switch or hub to plug both computers into. hubs can be picked up for anything like 30euro upwards.

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#3 21-01-2008 6:29pm
watty

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If it's wireless/Metro based you need a Router with ethernet WAN port. Argos call them cable routers.

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