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| Thread ID: 84470 | 2007-11-07 01:05:00 | How do I network 2 computers? | denisegun (9804) | Press F1 |
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| 608983 | 2007-11-07 22:22:00 | From past experience I have found If you have the 302 then its either ethernet or USB - not both some of them can give real big problems. Good thing, I didnt have to find that out :D I brought the G604T Gen 2, which has only got 4 ports / wireless on it. And no USB. Altho, a modem a guy brought (I think it was a modem/router), over bout 2 weeks ago had both on it. I didnt look at the model tho. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 608984 | 2007-11-07 22:51:00 | which has only got 4 ports / wireless on it :lol: No use to me - not enough ports , My router has 4 eth ports, and around the house / workshop its all connected with at least 2 x 5 & 1 x 8 port switches, networked PC's, Networked Printers :waughh: :lol: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 608985 | 2007-11-07 22:56:00 | I've got a 5 port gigabit and 8 port 10/100 hub here somewhere as well. BUT, there's only 2 of us here. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 608986 | 2007-11-08 08:55:00 | There are two ways to do this. The first way is to have the computer with the modem plugged into it share the connection. You need to buy a crossover network cable and plug one end into each computer, then set up Internet Connection Sharing, which is a feature in Windows XP. The computer without the modem will only be able to use the internet when the computer with the modem is turned on. The other way (some would say the 'proper' way) is to buy a router. The router connects to your modem and both computers, and shares the internet between them. There are several benefits to doing it this way - both computers are independent of each other, and the router acts as a hardware firewall because the internet can only see the router, not the computers behind it. Routers cost $50-150 depending on where you buy them. You could get a standalone router with an ethernet (network) port that plugs into your current modem, or an ADSL Router which already has a modem built in, making your current modem redundant. You would need three network cables (straight-through, not crossover) if you used a router. You would have the option of buying a wireless router, which would let you use the laptop wirelessly if it has a wireless card built in. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 608987 | 2007-11-08 09:11:00 | The first way is to have the computer with the modem plugged into it share the connection. You need to buy a crossover network cable and plug one end into each computer, then set up Internet Connection Sharing, which is a feature in Windows XP. You shouldnt need a xover cable if the modem has an ethernet connection (besides the USB one). And AFAIK, ADSL doesnt give u ICS. Well it doesnt here. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 608988 | 2007-11-09 21:34:00 | It doesn't have a usb - it has a blue cable (ethernet??) | denisegun (9804) | ||
| 608989 | 2007-11-09 21:38:00 | If it connection looks like a phonejack (or like the connection on the back of the case), yup its ethernet. If theres 2 of them. One gets connected to your computer. The other plugs into the other PC's NIC. On the back of the case. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 608990 | 2007-11-09 23:54:00 | You shouldnt need a xover cable if the modem has an ethernet connection (besides the USB one). And AFAIK, ADSL doesnt give u ICS. Well it doesnt here. You misunderstood me. I meant crossover to connect the two PCs directly. ICS doesn't care how the modem is connected to the computer. Ethernet, USB, dial-up modem drivers. Plugging one into USB and one into ethernet on the modem is very unlikely to work as the modem is NOT a router and thus cannot share the connection. The modem doesn't have two ethernet ports either, being a modem not a router. I think you'll need to buy a router Denise. This (www.ascent.co.nz) will be perfect, and it's only $45 from Ascent. You just plug the modem into the router, and both your PCs into the router. You'll need a network cable for each PC, which doesn't need to be crossover. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 608991 | 2007-11-10 00:30:00 | All seems straight forward enought.:cool: | Cicero (40) | ||
| 608992 | 2007-11-10 01:03:00 | The DSL-302g contains a router... You do NOT need to buy a router! Just adding a $15-$20 switch to your setup will sort things quite nicely. One cable connects the 302g to the switch, and each PC has its own cable to the switch too. End of problem. |
Erayd (23) | ||
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