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To: belker who wrote (9683)	12/16/1999 12:05:00 PM
From: Stuart T	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

It won't make much difference whether you use the switch or use crossover cables for 2 computers. It won't make it harder either. There isn't much difference in cable costs either. As to the internal versus external DSL, I have the external myself. I didn't have a choice with my phone company. I haven't research the advantages/disadvantages of internal versus external. I have always been partial to external modems myself. Sorry I couldn't help. You may want to search around www.deja.com for some comments.

To: belker who wrote (9683)	1/6/2000 11:18:00 AM
From: Spots	Respond to of 14778

>> DSL: must decide on an internal modem or an external modem with a network card This is a late answer so it may not help, but you will find many more options available to you for modem sharing with an external modem. If you still have the choice, I would STRONGLY recommend external. For example of some options, see the discussions between me and pae here over the past few weeks (pae doing all the hard work <g>). I'm catching up on this thread, so this subject may have been beaten to death in messages I haven't seen yet. Apologies if so. Spots