2 modems with cable

[Ripple]

i am renting upstairs of a house that supplies cable co. internet service I dont want to do wireless so is it possible to just buy a second modem from dLink and hook it up?

Would i have to register the second modem with the cable Co.?

Thanks in advance

[Rootstonian]

Are you the renter or rentee? A little more info please...

[RicheemxX]

If I'm following this correctly you are saying you want to share the current connection that your landlord (or person you are renting from) already has. If that is the case then you'd need a router not an additional modem.

[qrs321]

yeah a router, just not necissarily a wireless one

[Ripple]

I'm the renter. I live upstairs and he has the modem downstairs with a linksys hooked up. Now upstairs I have more than one catv outlet. I want to share his connection but wired not wireless without running a separate cable from his modem.

So do routers accept catv input? Or just modems followed by a router?

[RicheemxX]

You'd have to either
a: connect cat 5 network wire to his router
b: use wireless, which I don't see why you wouldn't want to
c: get a separate account and a new line to the house from the cable company for another modem, most cable companies only allow on modem per line

[Rootstonian]

Ya'll have to remember that a CATV outlet does not dictate broadband access.

I'm with my man RicheemxX on this; go wireless. Unless you need extreme transfer speeds from computer to computer, a wireless connection will give you a fine connection (been doing it for years )

[Ripple]

The problem with his wireless is that the page doesn't load all the way. It will load 3/4 of the way then nothing. I'm on a mac not sure if that matters but my girl needs to get her online school work done and it's just not happening.

So right now I have my modem from my old place which I am still paying for hooked up to a catv outlet and its running excellent. Thing is I dont want to have to keep paying for the service.

[Rootstonian]

Don't know what to tell you. My wireless router is in the back of a 1 story house and has no problem getting signal to entire house (90' in length).

Is the mac a laptop? If not, you can get external wireless antenna for a little boost. And maybe landowner can move the router (higher up is better).

Last resort then, I guess, is to just run a CAT5 cable upstairs or bite the bullet and pay for service!

[BipolarBill]

Really...I thought that all Apple users were rich artists.