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    JocnBobby Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    May 16, 2010, 05:32 PM
    Can I use ethernet and the usb port on my cable modem?
    Can I connect two computers to the internet using the ethernet port in the back of my cable modem for one PC and the usb port for the other?
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    May 16, 2010, 05:35 PM
    Can I use ethernet and the usb port on my cable modem to connect two PC's?
    I want to connect another computer to my cable modem using the USB port, I am currently connected to the ehernet port. Is that possible?
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    May 16, 2010, 05:39 PM
    Can I use ethernet and the usb port on my cable modem to connect two computers?
    I want to connect 2 computers to one cable modem using the ethernet port for 1 PC and the usb port for the other, is that even possible?
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    May 16, 2010, 06:07 PM

    If I remember correctly when I installed my cable modem, you can only use 1 of the connectors, either the Ethernet, or the USB. When I installed the software for the cable modem, it queried which connection was being used and set it up for that connection, and disabled the other connector. What I did was connected a wireless router to the ethernet port, which allowed me to physically connect up to 4 pc's directly to the router, and over 100 pc's/laptops/ipads/wii game consoles, etc using the wireless capabilities. Wireless routers are getting lower in price each passing day. Good luck!
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    May 16, 2010, 06:11 PM

    No, it would create confusion with the connection. You need to get a network router. They are cheap or if you have wireless on one or more computers ask for wireless modem and you can connect that way with more then just 2.
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    May 16, 2010, 06:15 PM

    Actually, all you should need is an Ethernet switch and configure the modem/router/PC correctly.
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    May 16, 2010, 06:24 PM

    Hm, do we get to guess at the manufacturer and model number on the modem?

    Most Internet modems also serve as a router. Normally I would expect to 4 Ethernet ports and one USB port.

    The USB port would only talk to a USB transmitter plugged into a USB port on a laptop or desktop. It is a wireless connection.

    Give us some help please.
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