Martin_C
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got 2 pcs in the house, both with their own broadband modems, can u get both to run at the same time on broadband?
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Aaron02
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they both workstations or laptops...or a mix of both?
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Gavin
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router or hub needed
network ur 2 pc and  there ya go
pew pew pew pewwwww
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Martin_C
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this sounds expensive...i dont like.
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Martin_C
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both workstations (big ass things).
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Aaron02
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i'd use an Ad-hoc wireless connection between the 2 machines and use Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
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Martin_C
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can you translate that please?
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Aaron02
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Get two of these....bish bash bosh jobs a gudden
http://www.d-link.com/products/?pid=12
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greebo2
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If you run one of the pc's as a linux box you can set it up as a gateway and use ip masquerading (ie nat) to connect up the other pc all you'll need is a xover ethernet cable between the two and your broadband modem running on the linux pc (not much use if you dont use linux though but hey why not give it a try you might like it!)
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Aaron02
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quote:
Originally posted by Martin_C
can you translate that please?
basicly its a two way connection between both ur machines (same as connecting them together wiv a network cable), only thing is tho...it can only be two machines sharnig the connection at 1 time, so you wont be able to add any more in the future
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Aaron02
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quote:
Originally posted by greebo2
If you run one of the pc's as a linux box you can set it up as a gateway and use ip masquerading (ie nat) to connect up the other pc all you'll need is a xover ethernet cable between the two and your broadband modem running on the linux pc (not much use if you dont use linux though but hey why not give it a try you might like it!)
What version of Linux u using?....i've got SuSe but havent done much wiv it.
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greebo2
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you can do ip masquerading with any of the main distros suse would be fine it's built into the kernel's network stack. There's a good little howto here to get started with:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Home-Network-mini-HOWTO.html
or if you want full details look at the masquerading howto. Basically you set up the linux box to act as a router which does nat to the other machines on your home lan. Of course you can also run a firewall on the linux box. You don't need to buy a separate router and you can use it as a linux workstation while it does all the network stuff for you in the background. I couldn't live without it.
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drunkenfool
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if they are both desktops, just get a network card for each (£10 each) and a crossover cable (£10 ish depending on length) and then use ICS (internet connection sharing, built into windows) to share the net connection, pretty simple  Next step up is to use a 'modem'/router combo to share the connection (prefrible). This is a box that plugs straight into the telephone line on one end, and will have connections that go to the computers on the other side. This box is like a mini PC which connects to the internet on its own, so all you do to get on the net is click the little blue e on the bottom of your screen and you are on.
Something like this would be ideal for what you need...
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=943235907&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=52897
and any 2 network cards will do the job.
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Aaron02
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How close are the machines to each other btw
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Martin_C
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upstairs/downstairs.
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Aaron02
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i'd personally go wiv the wireless cards coz its so easy to use....and unless ur house is made from Lead, there wont be a problem wiv the signal between the two
and theres no hassle of running the cables either
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Dav
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I have 2 PC's downstairs and my Laptop upstairs all running off the Broadband thru a SparkCom router that was £49 out a wee local computer shop.
It was a piece of piss to set up and runs great. It does the BB, computer-to-computer networking and runs all 3 computers to the one printer.
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Russ
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ill say it in none geek terms for you.
you need to buy a broadband router, i recomend andy D-Link 1.
next, you will need to connect the 1 broadband modem to the router.
then both pc's to the router, using network cable.
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Martin_C
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hairy muff, thank you for translating for the dumb
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koolkorsa
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So are there 2 options.
1) Using a router. Just 1 connected to the modem, with cable connecting to the 2 pcs.
2) Using wireless network cards. 1 in each pc.
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drunkenfool
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quote:
Originally posted by RussSxi
ill say it in none geek terms for you.
you need to buy a broadband router, i recomend andy D-Link 1.
next, you will need to connect the 1 broadband modem to the router.
then both pc's to the router, using network cable.
"This is a box that plugs straight into the telephone line on one end, and will have connections that go to the computers on the other side. " 
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