How do you connect to the internet with 2 computers at the same time and with one phone line?

Question

How much should I pay?

Answer 1

Where did you plug the second one it? If you plugged it in the back of the other computer then that jack is cut off when using the other computer - like a phone would be, which is what it is intended for.

You want a standard phone line splitter to connect the second computer to the phone line and you can't use the two computers at the same time.

We had two phone lines for quite a while and when we got DSL we quickly discovered that we could get rid of the second line because we didn't talk that much and DSL let us connect up to 4 computers at the same time (sharing the download speed) through the router and went much faster. A router is a miniature computer device that sits on network connections and decides where stuff goes based on data in the communications. One is normally provided for free when you sign up for DSL (and is required for Cable) although there might be a fee if you want a bigger router (4 instead of 2) or include wireless access.

Answer 2

Other user is correct.

A router will let you connect to the internet with 2 pc's

in the uk there about £39.99

The main pc will get hardwired from the pc to the router and the router phone cable into the wall.

the 2nd pc you have some choices.

Either ure another Cable,which u wont get with it and hardwire that up to the pc and the router and have the cable trailing round the house or tucked behind the carpets etc.

or get a router that has a Usb dongle with it as well and that just plugs into the usb and ure away.

Sorted

Answer 3

are you using dialup or dsl.  If your using dialup, I don't believe you can have two computers online at the same time. If your using dsl, you can connect the two computers via a router.  You can get one for a reasonable price and they are easy to install and set up.