Hook up wifes computer to net

CAn some one tell me whats involved (not actual step by step- but in general) for hooking up my wifes puter to the net ?
Mine is a 9/07 mini now on the net hard wired to the cable wire. My wife brought the office computer home (a 1/06 mini) and want it to be on the net- its downstairs.
1. Do I put a mechanical splitter on the cable wire? and run to each machine? The cable wire enters my home, goes to a 3 splitter- 2 tVs and the cable line. I would be putting a 2 splitter on the cable line to go to my and the wifes machine.
2. Buy a router? is it just plug it in? or do I have to turn on something in the 2 minis- they have airport and change settings?
Thanks

Your 'option 2' is the correct way to go to be able to use more than one system on your cable internet service.
At the moment, your internet cable should connect to a 'cable modem' and your existing mini connect to that. What you would do is connect the cable modem to the router you buy, and then connect both your system and your wife's to the router by ethernet cable (or wifi if you buy a wifi router). The specifics of how to set it up vary a little depending on how your cable service is set up and also which particular router you buy, but it's pretty simple. Indeed, for cable systems which don't require a login, you may need to do nothing more than add the router and switch everything on (router first, then after a minute, the systems)!

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