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Postby inkhana » Fri Oct 08, 2004 1:06 pm
OK, I have two home computers that I want to put on a network, so that they can trade files between themselves and surf the internet. Both computers have a single Ethernet card. I have the instructions for what to do once the hardware is in place (as far as reconfiguring the comps to recognize each other on the network), but...I'm confused about what hardware to get! Switch, router hub? I have no clue. The only piece I have in my possession is a cat 6 crossover cable, but since I only have one jack in the ethernet card, and the DSL modem uses said jack, I can't hook the computers together. What do I need to do to get these two running on the internet? 
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Postby Mithrandir » Fri Oct 08, 2004 3:36 pm
Hmm... If you want both to talk to each other at the same time, and access the internet at the same time, you're going to need at minimum:
1. A hub.
2. 2 IP addresses from your ISP (or two allowed DHCP addresses).
Another option would be (if your ISP doesn't do sneaky stuff) would be to get a DSL router/firewall (good idea anyway!) and use that. A DSL router/firewall would have a hub built in, and it would provide DHCP for your two computers behind it. It would also hook into the main DSL modem, and the DSL modem would give it an IP address.
Does that help at all?
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Postby inkhana » Fri Oct 08, 2004 4:38 pm
:D! Yes, it does, thanks a lot! In fact, I've got my whole system hooked up at the moment...I'm typing this from the second computer in the network. 
I ended up buying a DSL router...not really what I wanted to do pricewise, but...*sigh* Oh well, it works great...
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Postby TheMelodyMaker » Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:35 pm
I was just going to suggest looking at this...
http://www.dslwebserver.com/ This is what I looked at to figure out how to get a second computer running as a server for my site on the same modem as our main online computer.
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Postby inkhana » Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:48 pm
Thanks Melmak...
Maybe someone else needs help in this same subject and can use the link for ref.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Sat Oct 09, 2004 7:17 am
a hub, and a lan cable, unless it's all wireless and yummy stuff like that
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Postby Mithrandir » Sat Oct 09, 2004 8:29 am
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