If your cable modem uses your telephone line to send data to the Internet, you can still share your connection.\u00a0 But there are a few things you need to be aware of.<\/p>\n
There are two types of “Telco return” cable modems. Let’s call them “Bundled<\/b><\/i>” and “Unbundled<\/b><\/i>” (this is my terminology, not the cable modem manufacturers’).<\/p>\n “Unbundled<\/b><\/i>”\u00a0 products require you to use a\u00a0modem in your PC<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n “Bundled<\/b><\/i>” products either have the\u00a0dialup modem built into them<\/b>\u00a0or use an external dialup modem attached to\u00a0them<\/b><\/i>, not the PC.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n If you have a “Bundled<\/i><\/b>” telco-return cable modem, you can probably use any of the products or methods described in this site.\u00a0 The cable modem will handle the data transparently to you and make sure it goes out through the right connection.\u00a0 Examples of “Bundled<\/i><\/b>” modems are the Hybrid N-200 and N-201.<\/p>\n If you have an “Unbundled<\/i><\/b>” telco-return cable modem, then the following probably applies to you:<\/p>\n You won’t be able to use a hardware router.\u00a0 There aren’t any products that handle the split routing that telco-return cable modems require. Not all sharing programs handle this kind of connection very well. \u00a0 DEFINITELY FORGET trying to use the Wingate\u00a02.1<\/i>\u00a0version.\u00a0 You\u00a0might<\/b><\/i>\u00a0have luck with Microsoft’s ICS, but then again, you might not.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n You may have to try a couple of different sharing programs to find one that works with your particular modem. User Success Reports<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Andrew Bielecki successfully uses a\u00a0Linksys Router\u00a0<\/b>with his ‘One way’ cable modem service from\u00a0RCN<\/b>. Cable modem is a\u00a0Hybrid Networks N-202X<\/b>\u00a0with an internal analog modem 56k dial up.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The new version of\u00a0Sygate<\/a><\/b>\u00a0that has a “single NIC” install option has been reported to work.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n One way unbundled cable modem from com21<\/b>\u00a0works with\u00a0AnalogX Proxy server<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n A reader reports that\u00a0WinRoute Pro<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>(NAT) and\u00a0PPPShar<\/a><\/b>\u00a0<\/a>(a proxy) work great under 98(SE) and WinME work with an unbundled one-way cable modem configuration.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s also reported to work with\u00a0DirecPC<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The\u00a0AnalogX Proxy server<\/a><\/b>\u00a0is reported by one user to work for both bundled and unbundled telco return cable modems.\u00a0 Although it’s a proxy server (vs. a NAT router), it’s FREE!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n A helpful reader has also reported that\u00a0NAT32<\/b><\/a>\u00a0worked for his telco-return cable modem.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n We’ve had reports of success using\u00a0ICS<\/a><\/b>\u00a0and a\u00a0Hybrid<\/b>\u00a0cable modem and\u00a0HTC Netracer<\/b>\u00a0as ISP<\/p>\n<\/li>\n A reader reports sucess using\u00a0Wingate 3<\/a><\/b>, one from a user with a\u00a0Hybrid<\/b>\u00a0cable modem and\u00a0RCN<\/b>\u00a0as their ISP, another with a\u00a0COM21<\/b>\u00a0cable modem and\u00a0HSA<\/b>\u00a0as ISP.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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\n(A hardware router,\u00a0might<\/b><\/i>\u00a0work, if you’re willing to start the telco-return dialup connection manually and keep it alive, but I don’t think this is a good solution.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\nFollow the\u00a0Cable Modem path<\/b><\/a>\u00a0on the site to set up your network and try either\u00a0Sygate<\/b><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Ositis’ WinProxy<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>as your sharing software.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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