Can I use both USB and Ethernet ?
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Can I use both USB and Ethernet ?
17-08-2008 9:47 AM
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I know you can connect up to 4 PCs via Ethernet alone, but was wondering if you could connect to the internet on both USB and Ethernet.
I have a BT Voyager 210 which has both a USB and Ethernet port.
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17-08-2008 9:48 AM
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17-08-2008 11:57 AM
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I don't think the USB drivers are compatible with Vista, and as far as I know there is no prospect of these being updated to make them so.
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17-08-2008 3:44 PM
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Quote from: Keithkkl I know you can connect up to 4 PCs via Ethernet alone, but was wondering if you could connect to the internet on both USB and Ethernet.
You can only connect up to 4 PCs via Ethernet if your router has 4 ethernet ports at the back. As the Voyager 210 only has one ethernet port you can connect either a single PC to it via ethernet (and a single PC via USB), or you can buy a really cheap switch/router to increase the number of ports and connect more computers to it via ethernet. The switch will act as a port extension/multiplier for the Voyager. They litteraly throw them away at ebay . . .
There are also more tunes that you could play if you decided to use wireless connections (e.g. using one of your computers as a WiFi bridge, or buying a wireless access point), but that goes beyond your original question.
Hope this helps.
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17-08-2008 6:11 PM
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Quote from: spraxyt Yes, I've done that using a Voyager 210. The only thing to bear in mind is that the USB connection cannot be on a Vista computer.
Can I check that I understand what you are saying?
I have a Voyager 210 and thinking of buying a laptop which will have Vista installed. Are you saying that I can't connect the router to the laptop via USB?
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17-08-2008 6:25 PM
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Quote from: artmo I have a Voyager 210 and thinking of buying a laptop which will have Vista installed. Are you saying that I can't connect the router to the laptop via USB?
Yep. At least that's my understanding.
Bob Pullen
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17-08-2008 8:38 PM
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http://www.voyager.bt.com/selfhelp/shc/drivers.htm
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17-08-2008 8:49 PM
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As I'm going to buy a laptop shortly, is it normal for them to have ethernet or is it something I need to specify?
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17-08-2008 9:10 PM
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You should check what you're buying. These days a laptop should have as part of its motherboard (i.e. integral) a 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet port, WiFi, Bluetooth and perhaps a dialup modem (the latter can be optional and you may want to ask for it).
In addition, it may come with cardbus, or mini-card HSDPA, or 3G adaptors.
HTH.
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17-08-2008 10:21 PM
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HTH.
yes it does. Thanks for that Mick.
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