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| 632469 | 2008-01-21 06:52:00 | weve never had two conmputers in our house that were good enough to run any good networkable games so have never tried. But, now we have three that could be used in a lan setup. However, since i have never setup a lan and know very little about it i was wondering if anyone would be able to help me by telling me how to set it up.:) | nzjab06 (101) | ||
| 632470 | 2008-01-21 06:56:00 | You'll need either ethernet cable to connect them together, or wireless (altho this may not be that good for games). And you'll need a ethernet hub. Or a router (if youre on broadband) with ethernet ports on it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 632471 | 2008-01-21 07:00:00 | so i just plug the computers into a ethernet hub and im away laughing? I tried simply plugging one of our laptops into our desktop computer and both computers registered a network. Does this mean i dont need a hub? |
nzjab06 (101) | ||
| 632472 | 2008-01-21 07:02:00 | You will need to manually configure ip addresses (iomega-na-en.custhelp.com) if your not plugged into a router, but yeah, pretty much. Ideally you'd have a router/switch to plug them all into, although it may be possible without, it depends on how many network ports are on the main PC. I would be getting a router, it gets messy otherwise. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 632473 | 2008-01-21 07:04:00 | If you had 2 computers, you wouldnt need a hub, but you'll need a crossover cable. BUT, since you want to connect 3 computers, and you've only got 1 network card (well, some systems have 2), you'll have to use a hub or a router with 4 or more ports on it. If you want to connect the 3rd computer to the network. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 632474 | 2008-01-21 07:08:00 | thanks for both of your help. | nzjab06 (101) | ||
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