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I think that with a router, it may work and it may not work. Some servers will accept 2 connections from the same IP and some will not. It may be easier with a router than with ICS. But maybe it's possible with ICS, I don't know. Anyway, start by trying a couple of differents servers.If you buy a router, it may be easier, but may not work on all servers.

If you want to buy a router, be sure that your modem has a RJ-45 plug and not only a USB plug. Most routers can only be connected to a modem via RJ-45. Maybe that there are some new routers that will accept a USB only modem, I don't know.


If your modem can use a RJ-45 plug, another thing taht can be done is to plug the modem in a simple cheap hub and connecting the 2 PC to the hub too. Unlike a router, each PC will have it's own IP adress. But before trying that, call your ISP to know if there is a aditionnal price for an additionnal IP. Where I live, there is only one ISP that accept that you use 2 IP's without paying more. Most other will bill you 20 CAN$/month more for each aditionnal IP.

This is why there are routers, they can share a connection with a single IP, they include a firewall, some include a print server, it works better than ICS, and you don't have to keep the host powered for the client to use internet. Most ISP's force you to pay for an aditionnal IP since there is a limited number of IP adresses in the world, and they have to buy anough for their customers, so they limit each customer to 1 IP.