Can I run a splitter on my home Cable so, I can run my cable modem from it?
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You want to use as few spliters and split the signal as few number of times as possible before it reaches the modem. Those sound the same, but what I mean is that you don't want to use a lto of splitters, but if you have to use one, don't use a 3 way where a 2 way would do.\n\nI know I had a problem after spliting where the signal became too weak. Here are something I had to do and you should keep in mine when splitting the lines.\n\nFirst, see if your cable provider recommends any specific splitter. I know I had a cable man come out when I lost my connection and he replaced my spliter with one he said worked better with the cable lines. Something about a frequency range. Usualy its the same kind that came with the cable installation kit, if one even did.\n\nSecond, same goes for the cable it self. Try to use the best possible cable you can. Your house is probly already wired with something, so your stuck there, but connectiones between the wall/spliter and the modem should be made with a good cable, not some leftover wire with a homemade end.\n\nLastly, like I said, don't split more than you have to. For instance, I know in my house the main cable lines comes in and is split with an 8-way and from there goes to the other rooms. To improve signal strength, I removed the cable line from the room in which my cable modem is in. After that, I inserted a 2-way between the main line and the 8-way, and then connected line from that modem to the two way. Thus, instead of having an 1/8 of a signal before it gets to the modem, it now has 1/2. That should allow you enough to put another splitter in so you can have ti go to both a modem and a TV without loosing connection. Anyway, hope that helped
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Assuming you have modem - go with 'Windows network'\n\nOtherwise, crossover ehter net cable.
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You can use a crossover cat 5 cable.
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It might.\n\nIt's always best to put your modem/router at the master socket and then use wireless or CAT5 cable from there.  Internal extension wiring tends to be of poor quality and can cause noise on the line resulting in poor speeds or loss of sync.\n\nRemember you need a filter wherever there is a phone plugged in.
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You should contact your cable company and ask them
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Yes, a wireless router is kind of like a splitter, where it would split your cable/dsl connection for use on multiple computers. \n\nthe cable/dsl setup would be like this:\n\ncable/dsl line -> cable/dsl modem -> router -> computers\n\nthat way you can have many computers using the same cable/dsl connection at the same time
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yes you need either DSL or Cable for which you would need a separate modem
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Use a router and network cards. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router for more info.  Or you can use a hub which will split the connection as well.
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No.  The two operate on different frequencies within the "cable" and do not interfer with each other.  Plus, even if you do not have the cable TV picture turned on to your house, the signal is still traveling through the cable itself, going to your nieghbors, etc.  It is just blocked before it enters your home.
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nope thats not possible unless that modem supports two enthernet ports.....you will have to go with a router or unless you want to unplug one ethernet and hook it up to the other and yeah...i would buy a router it has two more firewall built in ....go with wireless G or Wireless N
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You're better off just buying a cheap router (like Netgear). If you daisy chain them - from the port to PC A to PC B, for example, then PC A will have to be on whenever you want to use PC B
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A Cat5 cable can only run both voice and data at the same time if the voice is Voice over IP (VOIP).  If you want the option to run just voice (eg. analog telephone) or just data then it doesn't matter if you use VOIP.
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each device pulls a seperate IP address.  Once you modem picks up one many cannot automatically switch between devices.  You can get a cheap router($40) that will split that signal so you do not have to reset.  A router works like a cable splitter for your TV.....\n\nWireless will help as long as both your PC and Mac have a wirelss card.  About $60 a piece
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nopes.. DSL box /modem use the phone line as input, but do totally different things..hence you cannot use them in each others place
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It's called a splitter.  If you head over to radioshack you can get one for around $7-10.
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You would need to hook up a router. If the computers are next to each other a hard wire router would work. If they are in different parts of the house, you would need a wireless set up. If wireless is needed, I would look into a good firewall too (which you should do anyways! :))\n\nYou would need this set up even if you had cable internet.
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you need a null modem cable.\n\n\nlike a parralell to parralell or serial to serial  then use the direct cable connection tool to connect.\n\nMust be running on both machines.. one running as host one running as client.\n\n\nhope that helps