Ken, I pulled your comments from http://4042.appcomm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10257 because I'd like more specific info. I have TWC with Roadrunner (regular, not lite) and connect to a wall coaxial cable outlet through a Motorola SB4200 SURFboard Cable Modem. I'm getting a renter with his own laptop who wants to access the net through my RR account (supposedly no extra charge). I read the RR web pages and my questions are: * Can't he just purchase a cable modem and hook up to an open coax outlet? Or do I need some special home networking setup (that TWC sells for $50)? * If it is OK to simply get a cable modem, will there be any problem if he and I are online at the same time? Or TVs and online PCs going at the same time? (Maybe that's what the home-networking setup resolves?) *Also, RR sells additional IP addresses - max of 4 ($9.95/mo). Is this something else I should get? I don't want this guy reading my email or accessing my PC. I'm short one coax outlet so I need this installed anyway. I just don't want to pay for other services I don't need. Thanks for any advice. AL
Actually what I have done is to set-up a home network. My TWC modem comes in then goes tot he uplink port of a small router ($20 at walmart) Then I come out of the router to each of our computers. TWC sees one IP (for the router) while the router itself assigns each computer an IP address. The router can be configured to assign static or dynamic IPs to each computer attached to the network. As for being able to buy another cabem modem and just plugging it in I'm not sure how that would work or if it would even work at all. If you go the route that I have, make sure that you get an actual router and not a simple hub. Using the above mentioned method of connecting 2 home computers to the internet I am able to get 4810kbps download and 387 kbps upload from TWC (based on the broadband speed test from Speakeasy.net) Hope that helps somewhat. Craig
1. He can buy an additional modem and service. It will have no effect on your existing line. 2. If he wants wireless to his laptop he'll need a wireless router also, or, buy the wireless modem/router combo from TWC. 3. Additional IP's won't help in security. Best option: 1. Have him buy a wireless router. Hook it to your TWC modem. A diagram for hook-up comes with all routers. 2. Right click on your "C" drive in windows explorer on your PC. Select "Properties" then "Sharing" and check "Do not share this folder". Do the same for any additional hard drive designations on your PC. This will secure your PC from prying eyes. 3. Have him pay 1/2 of the monthly service fee.
TWC will not set up another cable modem at the same address (unless it is a duplex/bonafide apartments, etc) except in certain digital phone installs where there is no phone outlet near the computer (in which case you have a lazy installer, cause you get a free phone outlet with install) and they place two modems, and only set up voice on one and internet on the other. TWC has a internet plan called their "home networking package" but you're paying 10 bucks a month to rent a wireless router/modem combo. Routers are cheap, I've seen them as low as 20 bucks, wireless around 50 and that usually includes a wireless card for the second computer. In other words, after a couple of months rental, you've paid for a router so why bother? What you are doing is plugging the router into the port on the modem. The router splits/manages the connection to multiple ports/computers. You plug your cable that you had in your modem into a port on the router, and then a second computer plugs into another port on the same router. If you don't mind running a Cat5 cable from your computer to where your renter will have theirs, all you have to set up is file sharing on your computer. If you don't want to run the wire, a wireless router will connect your renter to your router.
Thanks for the help guys. I'm not technical so I was only guessing as to what had to be done. (And trying not to pay TWC more than I have to.) The renter is going to be living on a different floor from me, so it sounds like wireless router is the way to go. In fact, he works for a tech support firm, so maybe he can do the setup himself. I don't know exactly what he does, but he said he must have Internet access for his job.
