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drunkenfool |
posted on 20th Jul 04 at 02:24 |
quote: "This is a box that plugs straight into the telephone line on one end, and will have connections that go to the computers on the other side. " :lol: | |
koolkorsa |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 21:54 |
So are there 2 options. | |
Martin_C |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 21:48 |
hairy muff, thank you for translating for the dumb :thumbs: | |
Russ |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 21:46 |
ill say it in none geek terms for you. | |
Dav |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 21:08 |
I have 2 PC's downstairs and my Laptop upstairs all running off the Broadband thru a SparkCom router that was £49 out a wee local computer shop. | |
Aaron02 |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 21:07 |
i'd personally go wiv the wireless cards coz its so easy to use....and unless ur house is made from Lead, there wont be a problem wiv the signal between the two | |
Martin_C |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 21:03 |
upstairs/downstairs. | |
Aaron02 |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:58 |
How close are the machines to each other btw | |
drunkenfool |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:53 |
if they are both desktops, just get a network card for each (£10 each) and a crossover cable (£10 ish depending on length) and then use ICS (internet connection sharing, built into windows) to share the net connection, pretty simple :D Next step up is to use a 'modem'/router combo to share the connection (prefrible). This is a box that plugs straight into the telephone line on one end, and will have connections that go to the computers on the other side. This box is like a mini PC which connects to the internet on its own, so all you do to get on the net is click the little blue e on the bottom of your screen and you are on. | |
greebo2 |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:44 |
you can do ip masquerading with any of the main distros suse would be fine it's built into the kernel's network stack. There's a good little howto here to get started with: | |
Aaron02 |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:38 |
quote: What version of Linux u using?....i've got SuSe but havent done much wiv it. | |
Aaron02 |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:36 |
quote: basicly its a two way connection between both ur machines (same as connecting them together wiv a network cable), only thing is tho...it can only be two machines sharnig the connection at 1 time, so you wont be able to add any more in the future | |
greebo2 |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:33 |
If you run one of the pc's as a linux box you can set it up as a gateway and use ip masquerading (ie nat) to connect up the other pc all you'll need is a xover ethernet cable between the two and your broadband modem running on the linux pc (not much use if you dont use linux though but hey why not give it a try you might like it!) | |
Aaron02 |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:24 |
Get two of these....bish bash bosh jobs a gudden | |
Martin_C |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:24 |
can you translate that please? | |
Aaron02 |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:22 |
i'd use an Ad-hoc wireless connection between the 2 machines and use Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) | |
Martin_C |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:21 |
both workstations (big ass things). | |
Martin_C |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:21 |
this sounds expensive...i dont like. | |
Gavin |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:20 |
router or hub needed | |
Aaron02 |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:18 |
they both workstations or laptops...or a mix of both? | |
Martin_C |
posted on 19th Jul 04 at 20:17 |
got 2 pcs in the house, both with their own broadband modems, can u get both to run at the same time on broadband? |