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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: PS2_-'_'-_PS2 on November 01, 2003, 06:30:31 AM

Title: AOL broadband, networking
Post by: PS2_-'_'-_PS2 on November 01, 2003, 06:30:31 AM

just wondering if anyone here had AOL broadband and if so is it possible to network it?

Title: AOL broadband, networking
Post by: mm on November 01, 2003, 08:16:55 AM

can network ANY internet connection with the proper hardware

Title: AOL broadband, networking
Post by: PS2_-'_'-_PS2 on November 01, 2003, 08:36:17 AM

but this is AOL are you sure they dont just mess with it somehow so that you cant share?

Title: AOL broadband, networking
Post by: Cerberus on November 01, 2003, 02:07:35 PM

I misread the title there for a minute, I thought it said AOL broadband not working, I couldn\'t help but think to myself "jesus christ, it didn\'t take them long to cock that up did it?"

I think I need to get my eyes cleaned.

Title: AOL broadband, networking
Post by: Capcom on November 01, 2003, 09:33:51 PM

The question is why would you want to use AOL anyways?

Title: AOL broadband, networking
Post by: PS2_-'_'-_PS2 on November 02, 2003, 02:01:26 AM

because we have been with them for dial up for like 7 years and really dont want to loose the e-mail addresses so we need to keep them, anyone know how to netowrk them?

Title: AOL broadband, networking
Post by: Capcom on November 02, 2003, 10:47:05 AM

PS2 worse come to come worse you could always use ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)

Title: AOL broadband, networking
Post by: PS2_-'_'-_PS2 on November 02, 2003, 12:25:27 PM

what do you mean by that? is ICS some kind of microsoft thing inall its OS\'s?

Title: AOL broadband, networking
Post by: mm on November 02, 2003, 12:41:37 PM

there is NOTHING the ISP can do to not allow you to share a connection

get a switch at least, a router if you can

Title: AOL broadband, networking
Post by: Capcom on November 02, 2003, 04:04:24 PM

ICS is in win98 and above. It is the easiest, but not the best way to share a net connection.

Title: AOL broadband, networking
Post by: Cyrus on November 03, 2003, 07:55:22 AM

ya get a router go from the aol brodband modem to the router and then all other can do DHCP from the router you can get them for under a hundred now no reason not the do that

Title: AOL broadband, networking
Post by: JBean on November 03, 2003, 10:58:59 AM

yeah, get a router and plug your wire from your modem into it.  Then from the router plug as many computers as you want into it.  (AOL would only see the router as being online, and it will mistakenly see it as a computer).

It\'s really easy