Networking made easy part ll

[Guest spikeychris]

Been asked by the luscious Nel to re-post as the other thread deviated somewhat.

Here we go then

Lots of the mail I receive concerns networking, and PCA is full of networking issues. It really is quite simple so….

You get cable broadband and you have a couple of machines. You don’t want to buy anything extra but want to share the net.

If you’re not bothered about having both machines on the net at the same time (you will have to have the machine that is connected to the net “online” for it to work) then the cheapest way is to install TWO NIC cards in the machine that is connected to the net (host). A network card will cost you less than a tenner and is as simple to fit as a modem. Next, go and buy yourself a crossover cable £4 and shove one end in the host and the other in the second computer (client).

Next install Internet connection sharing, it’s a doddle but if you’re having problems use these links

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/usi...working/ics.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...&NoWebContent=1

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...&NoWebContent=1

http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/ics-...leshooting.html

http://www.dewassoc.com/support/networking/ics_4.htm

This also means you can share files and folders and printers

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/guide.htm

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/networking

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/

It’s all very simple an at around £14, it hardly breaks the bank…..

If you don’t fancy having to have both machines on the net at the same time then go and buy a Router with an inbuilt ethernet switch.

Connect that to the cable modem, put one NIC in each machine & connect them

to the switch. Doing this means that the machines are independently

connected and also the Router acts as a Firewall with Network

Address Translation (NAT).

Chris

[Chris]

So...If i were to buy this

and this...

It would connect my desktop on the wireless as well as my Centrino?

But as DG834G has LAN i could also have a wired network.

[Guest spikeychris]

Yep, have a look here http://www.weca.net/OpenSection/configurations.asp?TID=2

[Chris]

Good site.

Off to PCW at 11pm to see if they have 'em, there website says they do stock 'em but wheater the store has them in, well will it be a wasted trip or will I come home loaded?

[Chris]

Loads of Netgear!

But not what i wanted :angry:

But i got something else....