Pc Desktop and macbook sharing same cable modem?

is it possible to connect my pc to my modem using usb and my mac using the ethernet at the same time?

Unless it's something special, you probably can't connect both the USB and Ethernet connection to your modem as it's likely just a modem and not a router. There is perhaps something you can do until your router arrives...
You could connect the modem to your PC with USB and (assuming your PC also has an ethernet card, which most will) you can then use 'internet connection sharing' to pipe out the connection on the ethernet. You can connect the PC's ethernet to a simple HUB for sharing or connect the PC to the Mac directly with an ethernet cable (although to connect to computers directly over ethernet you need to use a 'cross over' cable vs. the standard ethernet cable).
Back in the day before home routers were cheap and common I used a setup like that to share our home internet connection in our house via a wired network (with a dialup connection!!!)
Anyway, that should work but it does require some setup so since you've got the router in the mail might be best to just wait for that...

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