Re: [H] A-B switch for ext. modem

2007-03-20 Thread zaske
I remember my first 2400 baud modem and the local BBS's. That was a year or two before the World Wide Web came along. I hope you get DSL soon my friend because the Internet is "the killer app" for computers. Cheers! DHSinclair wrote: Stan, Thanks for the suggestions, however, I do not have br

Re: [H] A-B switch for ext. modem

2007-03-20 Thread DHSinclair
Stan, Thanks for the suggestions, however, I do not have broadband. I use dial-up. If I had broadband, I would not have asked the questions. Been there before, and still waiting to do broadband again just as soon as I know how bad AT&T will cost :( Best, Duncan At 23:45 03/19/2007 -0500,

Re: [H] A-B switch for ext. modem

2007-03-19 Thread zaske
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

[H] A-B switch for ext. modem

2007-03-19 Thread DHSinclair
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