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| 11818 | 2001-04-26 09:54:00 | I would like to know how to network 2 computers for gaming (e.g. what to get weather pci slots,usb or ethernet) which is better? how much it will cost????? | Guest (0) | ||
| 11819 | 2001-04-26 21:15:00 | Go and buy 2 network cards(about $40ea) and a blue ethernet cable. (blue denotes cross-over wiring). Once you've installed cards and linked PC's, set static IP numbers. Perhaps something like 192.168.0.1 & 192.168.1.2. Enter the subnet mask on both PC's as 255.255.255.0. Reboot if required. You are now connected & running. Ping to check. |
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| 11820 | 2001-04-26 22:21:00 | 10 mb/s card is fine for gaming just make sure its running full duplex. u will need to install the adapters, protocols and clients. use the cards own setup utility to test the connection and to set up the full duplex. | Guest (0) | ||
| 11821 | 2001-04-27 22:49:00 | Dick Smith have network kits for sale that contain 2x 10Mbit PCI Network Cards and 1x 3M Cat 5 UTP Crossover cable. These look to be cheap and nasty but for $51, who cares. If you live in Auckland, a cheaper option is to go to the Computer Fair at Ellerslie and buy a couple of second hand 10 Mbit ISA cards for $5 each. Make sure they are combo cards (combined RJ45 and coaxial connectors). As an aside, if you want to use coaxial cables- It's called 10base2- make sure you get 50 ohm cable, use T-connectors for each card and use 50 Ohm terminators for each end of the cable. If you buy the components separately, make sure that the CAT5 cable is a crossover cable - don't rely on the colour of the cable to identify it's construction - make sure that you ask for a crossover cable. When you install the cards and they are recognised by windows, set up the protocols to allow the two computers to communicate. TCP/IP isn't always installed by default (except for WIN2000). Use an easy IP address for each PC - something like 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 and use the subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 Some games also require the IPX/SPX protocol. Like TCP/IP, this is also installed/modified from the Network properties, either in the control Panel or by right clicking the NEtwork Icon |
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| 11822 | 2001-04-28 04:43:00 | Hi. I have set up exactly what u are doing. U need 2 10mbps network ethernet cards (u can get them cheap but expect about 30-40 dollars) and a CROSSOVER cable. Make sure its a crossover if your not using a hub, which u probably wont be. If u have windows ME, it has a nice home networking wizard which installs all the protoclos etc for u. If u havnt got Win me, seach for it at microsoft site (www.microsoft.com it think) or icq me and ill send it to u 72264270) The protoclos u will need are tcp/ip, and client for microsoft networks. soem older games use ipx so install that as well. (Set it all up in control panel/network and view other computers with network neightbourhood on your desktop If u want ne more help or some less techinical lanuage email me (spyda_munkee@hotmail.com) with my 10mbps cards i get a ping of about 13, which is not noticible at all. good luck |
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| 11823 | 2001-04-30 03:01:00 | The colour of the cable has no bearing on the type.. Just because it is blue doesn't mean it is a crossover cable. I have hundreds of patch leads that are straight through UTP and are blue, and most buildings have cabling like that... | Guest (0) | ||
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