On 5 Jun 2002, at 19:53, Bernie Glasford wrote:

> I am going to setup a cable modem to two computers.  I was told
> that I needed a amplifier to boost the signal along with a router.
> I am not sure what all of this means.  What is the best and
> safest way to do this??

  A router is the recommended way to connect multiple computers to a
single Internet connection.  (If the router supports a feature called
"NAT" -- most do -- then your entire home network can look, to your
cable provider, like a single machine.)

  I am familiar with the use of amplifiers to improve analog video
reception from an antenna.  You should not need any such thing for
cable, either for the video signal or the digital internet
connection.  Might it have been April 1 when you were told you needed
one?

David Gillett

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