Router w/o Broadband

I don't get it. You're saying that your new Internet receiver thing will require you to plug it into a network port (RJ-45)? But you are concerned because you currently use dial-up (RJ-11)?

When you switch, you won't be using the dial-up, and you just plug it into the RJ-45 WAN port on the router.

At least that's as far as I can tell until you clarify the issue/question.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

You may be able to enable to enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) in XP. This *may* work, if you have your network setup with static IP addresses. http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/

But you might not want to bother with that, and just use the Internet connection on the machine that is plugged into the dial-up. If it doesn't work, it can be a hassle, and a dial-up connection doesn't have enough bandwidth to effectively share.

There are (Or at least used to be) routers the had a built-in modem to let you plug your phone line right into it and share it from there. This doesn't much matter in your case because you are shifting away from using Dial-up, so an added expense as a temporary solution sucks.

I went to school for my networking, and it included making RJ-45 patch and crossover cables. But this site might work for you. http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/ne...ble/cable5.htm

Just be sure that the ends are all the way to the end before you crimp it. A *lot* of people need a couple of tries to get their first one working.

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