hooking up 3 comps to internet using dsl or cable.

[LANMAASTTERRRR]

I would like help as to how i would share a 701k down dsl line with my 3 computers. I can buy multiple ip's but i dont know where to go from there. do i have to have a router or can i use my 5 port hub? also, do they run a phone line to a room after they split the signal?, because i do not have a phone line going into my room, so i am concerned with my speed going down because of signal loss over the lines. Any help would be great.

[iknowhardware]

First things first. In order for you to share DSL connection among 3PCs w/ one IP address, you will need the following.

You don't need a router, just use the 5 port hub. You need a NAT/Proxy installed to the PC that's going to be doing the sharing. Extra NIC for the sharing PCs. Basically that's it. There's a complete guide somewhere here in how you can actually configure connection sharing. Perhaps some of the guys here can point you in the right direction.

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[Hardfloor]

Far as I know, you don't even have to use the phone line part of it. I have Dsl at work. One line to the modem, and the next to our shop phone. Only because we needed it though.
I have never shared over Dsl though. Does it use Winpoet? You should be able to do it right over your hub, with some software installed. Cable was easy to share. I actually got 8 connections to my provider, without a proxy. No extra charge. Which leads me to a question. I have a Com21 modem. ON its specs, it says it can handle up to 8 connecions. Is that the reason why my Isp says I can have 8 connections without a proxy? I mean it seems logical. Is there something in the modem that lets this happen?