Networking Question

[moments25]

ok so i have a laptop with Ethernet but no wireless

and my friend whose gonna be staying with me got his computer with ethernet

and i bought a new computer with ethernet

i got a DSL connection with 1 IP

overall: 3 computers all ethernet, DSL 1IP

so whats the best way to connect them all???? hookup with internet and play CS online plus LAN

 

[xLostx]

buy a regular ethernet router, a Linksys, D-link or netgear are typical home routers that aren't too expensive. Basically if you have DSL you would just plug the ethernet cable coming from your modem into the router. From there on you can plug your 3 PC's into the router and they will receive internal dynamic addresses like 192.168.x.x so it doesnt matter if you only have one real IP. They will all be ready to go on the internet and play CS online or LAN.

 

[moments25]

wow thanks... i didnt know it was this simple... how much are routers?...

 

[giant384]

depends on the brand but prob. around 30-40 bux

 

[xLostx]

I dunno what country you live in but if you're american Best Buy or Circuit city would be the place to go for a good price router.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=cat01029

If you're Canadian like me, hit up a Future Shop(I work at one lol) and you'll find a router from as low as $15 for a peice of junk to over a $100 for a really good one.

 

[giant384]

wow theres some nice rebates on some of those almost free

 

[PickledGecko]

buy a regular ethernet router, a Linksys, D-link or netgear are typical home routers that aren't too expensive. Basically if you have DSL you would just plug the ethernet cable coming from your modem into the router. From there on you can plug your 3 PC's into the router and they will receive internal dynamic addresses like 192.168.x.x so it doesnt matter if you only have one real IP. They will all be ready to go on the internet and play CS online or LAN.

Assuming it’s not a USB modem. Or is it only in places like the UK that we get fobbed of with shite like that?

Also, with ethernet modems, do you need a crossover cable to plug it into the router? I assume it would use the same cable he plugs it into his computer, but I just thought I should mention it incase it slipped peoples minds.

 

[moments25]

whats a crossover and cat

 

[PickledGecko]

Cat-5 is the type of cable used in ethernet networks. There are 2 types, normal and "crossover". The difference is that crossover cables are used when connecting one computer to another, wheras you use the normal type to connect a computer to a router. I believe that you also need a crossover cable to connect an ethernet modem to your computer but I'm not 100%. Also, I'm not 100% if you use the same cable to connect an ethernet modem to a router.

And if you have a USB modem, that is all irrelevant anyway.

 

[Asus]

Ethernet cables (Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6 being the quality or category of wire) are what you want to use. They go from PC-to-Device or Device-to-Device. Device being a modem, router, switch or hub.

The wires on one end of a crossover eithernet cable are actually switched. Crossover are PC-to-PC and will not work with routers and switches etc.

 

[moments25]

i got a printer ethernet cable, and 1 cable from sbc dsl (the yellow one).. is it possible if i dont use thos special wire

coz im down on budget

 

[giant384]

i got a printer ethernet cable, and 1 cable from sbc dsl (the yellow one).. is it possible if i dont use thos special wire

coz im down on budget

its to hard with a pppoe connection to share connection with out a router

 

[bliink]

i got a printer ethernet cable, and 1 cable from sbc dsl (the yellow one).. is it possible if i dont use thos special wire

coz im down on budget

yellow is typically crossover cable, so thats no good. The printer ethernet cable might work, and if you buy a router, they usually come with about 2 metres of cable.

 

[Asus]

Look at both ends of the cable. If the order of the wires match then it's a regular ethernet cable. If one end has the wires switched compared to the other then it's a crossover.

 

[moments25]

Look at both ends of the cable. If the order of the wires match then it's a regular ethernet cable. If one end has the wires switched compared to the other then it's a crossover.

so i cant just use any ethernet cable?... thats so weird

 

[bliink]

You might be able to use crossover if you have winxp... in some cases it can recognise it and switch the signal with software. I wouldn't rely on that though.