If I have cable internet installed one part of the house can I hook up another cable modem to any random cable outlet and be able to have internet on that cable modem also?
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I don't belive so. I would suggest getting one modem that has the juice to provide internet to your whole house instead of two. It could be possible though. Try Googling it and see what comes up.
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No, you cannot. The equipment at the other end of the cable can only talk to one cable modem. The idea is to use one cable modem to convert the signal coming into your house into something a computer can use. If you need to share the connection coming out of the modem, you simply connect a hub or (preferably) a switch or router to the modem, then run ethernet cable from the router to the locations where your computer(s) are situated. Many people can't or won't do this for various reasons, which is why wireless networks are so popular. To pull this off, you'll need a wireless router (versus a wired one), with wireless adaptors for each computer.
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