[wplug] can 2 modems share one cable line?

scoob8000 scoob8000 at gmail.com
Fri Jan 26 07:55:39 EST 2007


On 1/25/07, Douglas Green <diego96 at mac.com> wrote:
>
> Hey all-
>
> I have cable internet, and would like to use my connection in the guest
> house in the back yard. The guest house is wired with coaxial cable, and
> gets cable TV. There are a lot of walls between the structures, and wireless
> signal will not reach that building with a single hop. I was going to set up
> either a wireless bridge OR use a larger antenna, when I had the idea of
> just installing another cable modem at the end of the coax in the guest
> house. Is this possible or am I better off setting up a wireless bridge?
>


Wireless would be the better solution IMHO.  Most likely your ISP
authenticates your cable modem based on it's MAC address, so you are locked
in at one.

Another option depending on distance, is they do make direct burial cat5
now..

Also if you have telephone in the guest house on the same line, you could
probably use a couple of HPNA adapters.

-Mike
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