Physically Disabling A Modem

[Storm]

my roommate has the annoying habbit to directly connect her computer to the ethernet modem whenever we're out of the house, since we have a router her download speeds are slower when connected through it (prolly due to incorrect portforwarding, but plz dont tell me i should do that ).......

i have no means of stopping her do this (other than buying a big gun, which kinda isnt an option), so i was thinking, is there any way of setting up the modem or anything that she HAS to go through the router?? (just ordinary ethernet modem, no extras)

[MicroScreen2]

i dont quite get you.

maybe ticking this might help

[Storm]

well its like this:
this is what it looks like now:

      |
      |  <---- incoming phone line
      |
  +-----+
  |     | <---- ethernet modem
  +-----+
      |
      |
  +------------------------+
  |                        | <---- router
  +------------------------+
      |           |            |
      |           |            |
      |           |            |
      |           |            |
     ME      romie1   romie2

this is what she does when we go away:

      |
      |  <---- incoming phone line
      |
  +-----+
  |     | <---- ethernet modem
  +-----+
      |
      |
   romie1

my question is: is there any way for us to make the internet not work this way(the second way) (and thus making her give up doing this)?

[MicroScreen2]

wireless?

if its not, cant you just plug roomie1 into the router?

[Storm]

no, its normal LAN, and i plug her into the router, but cause MSN down/uploads dont work properly behind a router, she keep plugging it into situation #2, which is really annoying when im downloading something

[MicroScreen2]

Originally posted by Storm@8 July 2004 - 17:06
no, its normal LAN, and i plug her into the router, but cause MSN down/uploads dont work properly behind a router, she keep plugging it into situation #2, which is really annoying when im downloading something

dunno then. shoot her

[Storm]

Originally posted by MicroScreen2+8 July 2004 - 18:14--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MicroScreen2 &#064; 8 July 2004 - 18:14)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Storm@8 July 2004 - 17:06
no, its normal LAN, and i plug her into the router, but cause MSN down/uploads dont work properly behind a router, she keep plugging it into situation #2, which is really annoying when im downloading something&nbsp;

dunno then. shoot her [/b][/quote]
cant, she still owes me money*
























*disclamer: im just joking around, it is not ok to shoot people, if you chose to shoot someone you do so at your own risk

[MicroScreen2]

fix the ports or buy a router with an inbuilt modem may be your only options

[Storm]

well according to the msn msg site, it cant be fixed.........

and a router with built in modem is way to fuckin expensive

[ahctlucabbuS]

Originally posted by Storm@8 July 2004 - 18:06
no, its normal LAN, and i plug her into the router, but cause MSN down/uploads dont work properly behind a router, she keep plugging it into situation #2, which is really annoying when im downloading something

I have the solution, follow these steps:


1 Go into her room

2 Disable the modem from the computer

3 Step on the modem with your foot, don&#39;t be afraid to use force

4 open the window

5 Throw the modem out.

Solved&#33;