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| Thread ID: 62437 | 2005-10-07 07:04:00 | Connect two computers together | Ninjabear (2948) | Press F1 |
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| 394143 | 2005-10-07 07:04:00 | HI I want to play a command & conquer generals with my friend.His computer is next door to me. What would we need inorder to connect two computers together? |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 394144 | 2005-10-07 07:07:00 | a network. wireless or ethernet. |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 394145 | 2005-10-07 07:10:00 | Would there be a cable that connects two computers together? | Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 394146 | 2005-10-07 07:12:00 | yes. then you network them together.but it does mean that the cable has to go over or under your nieghbours fence.might as well go wireless... | Prescott (11) | ||
| 394147 | 2005-10-07 07:14:00 | The easiest way is if both computers have a network card, that you simply use a "Crossover cable" to connect them together. These are available cheap from most computer stores. I take it when you say that your friend's computer is "His computer is next door to me.", that you mean that it's sitting right next to yours? Or is he in the house next door to yours? |
somebody (208) | ||
| 394148 | 2005-10-07 07:15:00 | We both living in the hostel and he lives in the next room. We need a network card dont we? How do I find out if I have one? |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 394149 | 2005-10-07 07:15:00 | A crossover cable. Whats the distance between you and your friends computer? And do hostel rules allow for holes in the wall ;) | Myth (110) | ||
| 394150 | 2005-10-07 07:53:00 | You could always go out the window, and back in again. Look on the back of your computer, and look for a socket which looks like the socket on your modem, but is a tad bit bigger. It might be on your motherboard, or it might be an extra card. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 394151 | 2005-10-07 08:00:00 | oh i was under the impression of the next house down.... but easiest way would be having a wireless network. its getting pretty cheap now too. no need for drilling holes in walls. | Prescott (11) | ||
| 394152 | 2005-10-07 08:08:00 | oh i was under the impression of the next house down.... but easiest way would be having a wireless network. its getting pretty cheap now too. no need for drilling holes in walls. Getting cheaper, the hardware yes, the time to install if you don't know what ya doing, heaps. If the poster has to ask these questions then my suggestion would be 1 Go wireless as long as you get someone who knows how to set it up or budget to pay someone. 2 Go the cross over cable way, read the FAQ on this site and give it a go. Not that hard to do with XP. |
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