Road Runner Highspeed: Two Cable Modems?

[grad]

Is there anyway to run two Cable Modems in the same residence? Can i just buy two different cable modems and plug them into separate Coax plugs?

[Racer X]

I don't think so. You just get a router and have 3-8 ports, and run each computer off of the router.

[JTman]

Yea, no need for sepearate modems.

I have a cheap Belkin wireless router with 4 ports on it. Cable modem goes to it - I get wireless from it's signal, and the desktop is wired into the additional ports.

I'm using Roadrunner in Detroit, MI area.

JT

[Racer X]

besides, you have a finite data bandwidth to the house. Two modem will just split the bandwidth in half. that is all a router does anyway.

[grad]

But is it possible if you did not have access to the cable modem upstairs, or if the wireless signal could not reach (hypothetically)?

[Racer X]

you run a wire from the router to the second computer.

No, a second modem isn't supposed to, nor should it, work.

cable modems are supposed to be on their own cable (and with a filter too), with nothing else on them. So you have 3 wires at your house? One for each modem, and the 3rd runs all the TV gear?

[BigGuynRusty]

No, you can't do that.
Also, a router does not cut bandwidth in half, it shares the bandwidth.

BGnR

[Racer X]

well, yeah, that is what i meant, but not what i typed.

[grad]

Yeah, I need to plug in another cable modem into its own wall socket.

Dang. Too bad I can't hook up two of them.

Thanks for you help, tho.

[BigGuynRusty]

Racer X Wrote:
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> well, yeah, that is what i meant, but not what i
> typed.

I knew that you knew, that I knew, that you were knowing, that I knew what you meant to type the correct answer! (-:

BGnR