Re: how to connect two PC's with a cross-over ethernet cable?
On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 17:54, Christoph Wegscheider wrote:
> Bram Mertens <bram-mertens@linux.be> wrote:
> > Don't I need a second ethernet card in my desktop when I buy a switch in
> > stead of a router? When I'm going to buy new hardware I would like to
> > be able to 'share' my internet connection between the two computers and
> > have a permanent LAN.
> There are two possible setups:
>
> 1.) Buy another ethernetcard and set up the Desktop as Router (NAT),
> this is the cheapest soloution (~ EUR 7).
>
> PPP +-------+ LAN +------+
> Modem ----------- eth0 |Desktop| eth1 ----------- eth0 |Laptop|
> +-------+ +------+
This is what I considered in the first place except that I am
considering to make the connection between the laptop and the desktop
wireless. The laptop has a built-in WLAN card (Prism 802.11g). However
I am still uncertain about the performance I should expect, between the
room where my desktop is placed and the room I (want to) use the laptop
mostly is my kitchen, and I have read in several places that the
performance of a wireless connection will drop dramatically when the
signal has to pass through several walls and even more when the signals
passes near a microwave-oven. Unfortunately this is exactly the case in
my apartment.
> 2.) Buy a hub/switch (~ EUR 20+) connect everything to the switch and
> 2.1) either setup the Desktop as Router like above or
> 2.2) open seperatly PPP connection from the Desktop and Notebook
>
> +------+ +-------+
> Modem ----------- |Switch| ------------ |Desktop|
> +------+ +-------+
> |
> |
> |
> |
> +------+
> |Laptop|
> +------+
>
>
> Of course the second methode is more flexible if more Computers are
> likely to be connected in the future.
Solution 2.2 is more flexible, but doesn't it require two IP-adressess
from the ISP? If so this option isn't suitable for me without getting a
more expensive contract with my ISP.
Thanks for the explanation!
Bram
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