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![]() Help please on connecting two computers. I'm on broadband and need to connect my computer ('host') to a computer in the next room ('slave'). I know I can network them, but, should both computers be in use, does it slow down the doownload speed by much? Or is it best to buy another modem etc for the second computer and use them individually (i.e.one is switched off when the other is in use). Any help would be appreciated. Or anyone who has had experience of doing this and found a better way, please advise. Thank you, Bob |
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![]() You can NOT have two ADSL modems (switched on) on one line at the same time. You can simply connect two computers by Ethernet Cat5 wire, each will need NIC card. Quite cheap. The you have to get Internet Connection Sharing set up between them, it's in Win 98ME and above, sort of works after M/Soft fashion (i.e. pain in the neck to set up). The draw back is the host computer has to be switched on for the slave to be able to connect to internet. The alternative is to get ADSL modem / router combo. Each computer connect via NIC and cable but can operate independently. Or you could try Zoom X4 ADSL modem which have one ethernet and one USB connection working simultaneously. (Netgear DM602 can't do it simultaneously and is c**p!) Or you can have ADSL modem / router / wireless combo, Draytek Vigor 2600We is the one to get, then you need wireless adaptor for one or both computers. Not cheap £180 ish. In any event your computers will share the ADSL speed, if both download large files, each will get less the half the available speed. But won't notice any speed problem browsing and sending emails. Regards, Martin |
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![]() On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 17:32:42 +0100, guv wrote: Best bet is a cheap switch box, some Cat5 cable and 2 network cards. Though if cables are an issue - you could go the wireless route! For just two PC's you only need a twisted Cat5 cable and 2 network cards. Andrew. |
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![]() For just two PC's you only need a twisted Cat5 cable and 2 network cards. To clarify - that`s a "crossover" cable. To access the internet from the 2nd machine, you could either use a NAT software solution (Winroute for instance), built in connection sharing depending on the version of windows (if you`re on windows), or download the free proxy program from www.analogx.com If you`re not on windows, linux will usually have the facility to share the connection regardless - ISTR I just had one box to tick under Mandrake, but ICBW ! -- Please add "[newsgroup]" in the subject of any personal replies via email or you are likely to be spam filtered :-} |
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![]() if set up properly using a decent router you can have 5/6 PC's connected simultaneously and they will carry out normal browsing and email functions without any speed issues. kev bailey Bob Bache wrote: Help please on connecting two computers. I'm on broadband and need to connect my computer ('host') to a computer in the next room ('slave'). I know I can network them, but, should both computers be in use, does it slow down the doownload speed by much? Or is it best to buy another modem etc for the second computer and use them individually (i.e.one is switched off when the other is in use). Any help would be appreciated. Or anyone who has had experience of doing this and found a better way, please advise. Thank you, Bob |
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![]() On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 11:41:55 +0100, Colin Wilson wrote: Buy a router, or get a 2nd network card in the primary machine, and fit one to the second machine. You can use a proxy program on the primary machine to handle requests from the second machine - www.analogx.com do a free one that works well. http://www.google.com/groups?q=+%22a...in.net-abuse.* &hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=vd68gh7k618188%40corp.supernews.com&rnum= 1 (or http://tinyurl.com/k9mn) -- Anthony Edwards easynet Ltd - Manchester http://www.uk.easynet.net |
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![]() On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 10:54:55 -0000, Anthony Edwards wrote: http://www.google.com/groups?q=+%22a...in.net-abuse.* &hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=vd68gh7k618188%40corp.supernews.com&rnum= 1 (or http://tinyurl.com/k9mn) And: http://spews.org/html/S2681.html -- Anthony Edwards easynet Ltd - Manchester http://www.uk.easynet.net |
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![]() Buy a router, or get a 2nd network card in the primary machine, and fit one to the second machine. You can use a proxy program on the primary machine to handle requests from the second machine - www.analogx.com do a free one that works well. (or http://tinyurl.com/k9mn) I didn`t have any problems that I know of when I used to use it, prior to moving on to winroute. If this guy could put forward a rational argument rather than eschew vitriole of the sort normally associated with a Mac vs Windoze flaming session, perhaps I would be more inclined to take the time and understand. -- Please add "[newsgroup]" in the subject of any personal replies via email or you are likely to be spam filtered :-} |
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![]() "amstereofan" wrote in message ... What about using 2 bluetooth dongles for a wireless network that way you can be online with both pc's at the same time or am I wrong about this ?? yes but the bandwidth on bluetooth is tiny |
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