PC Help: Dual internet access

Q I have two computers. With one, I use a dial-up modem connection to access my service provider and the other a router to my broadband connection. Both sockets have their own ADSL microfilter. Is it okay for me to feed both computers through one telephone point? The filter has two sockets, one for phone and one for ADSL, so can I plug the dial-up modem into one and the router into the other?

A It won’t be a problem for you to connect both computers to one socket – plug the dial-up modem into the phone part of the microfilter, and the router into the ADSL part. However, it might be easier to use the router to connect both computers to the broadband connection. If the router doesn’t have multiple network sockets, it’s possible to buy a hub from any high-street or internet computer store, that plugs into the router’s network port. You can then plug both computers into this.