Normally with the store bought routers (Netgear, D-Link, Linksys, etc )
you simply plug the Time Warner cable modem into the WAN or Internet
port of the router. You then plug the computers into any of the other
ports which are normally labeled 1 2 3 4, etc. On the computers, you
need to make sure they are set to get an ip address automatically. This
is also known as DHCP. This is the protocol that automagically
configures the IP addresses on the computers. It should be fairly
straightforward plug and play. The directions in the router box are
generally fairly helpful and aimed at non-technical users.
Also, it should be no problem to have MacOS, Windoze, Linux or any other
ethernet device on the same network.
-Matt
William L. Jarrold wrote:
Hi,
How does one get two computers working with one time warner cable
internet account?
My guess is that one can do this with a router. Is that right?
What else is needed?
How hard is this to hook up? I assume googling is the best way to get
instructions on how the details of to do this? Or should it just work
if you plug in the wires to right places?
Here is some background: My girlfriend has time warner cable internet
- she's more of an artist than a technical person. She is getting a
housemate and thinks it will be an added plus to offer them cable
internet. When the time warner cable person came to do some other
work (e.g. getting telephone service via time warner) he said that to
have another computer would cost twice as much as her current cable
internet. Trying to be helpful, I said, hrm sounds like you could get
around the pay twice as much issue by getting a router. Not knowing
how quick she was to act, her current housemate went out and bought
the router, but things aren't working yet.
She and current housemate both have Mac OS-X's. Who knows what her
new housemate will have. What if her new housemate wants, gasp,
Winblow$? Can OS-X and Winblo$ live on the same router?
Does Time Warner frown on router use?
(Note: Basic simple jargon free answers are best for me. I am not
quite linux saavy enough to install my own linux. Definitely not up
for recompiling my kernel. But I like to use apt-get install, awk,
etc...Maybe I am not technically saavy enough to be helpful with her
and her router?)
Bill
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