joining a pc up
 

hi all,
hope you can help, i am just looking for the cheapest and simplist way (hopefully one wire needed!!!!) to share my broadband modem with another pc. i am not very pc literate,im not even sure if i have spelt the last word right lol,
do i just buy some sort of wire and put one end in the pc and the other in the modem or do i have to join pc 2 pc? yiykes it all sounds very confusing!
do i have to have a router, do i have to tell ntl? pleeeeeease help :erm:

main pc
windows 2000
17.99 a month broadband

second pc
windows 98

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It *is* possible to setup internet connection sharing, and all you would need to buy is an ethernet cable (£1) BUT if you want a simple method this is not the way to go! It also replies on pc1 being turned on whenever you want to use pc2

You can pick up wired routers for under £30 now, and this would be the easiest way to do it- the vast majority work as soon as they are plugged in with little configuration.

edit: and no you don't have to tell ntl if you get a router, but ntl don't provide any support for home networks.

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mb has summed it up very succintly.... plus, as you 2 are both in Swansea, maybe if you buy him a drink, he'd set up a router for you as well ;)

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hi,

what system do you have?. do you have onboard fast Ehernet connection port?

what modem type cable/ADSL ?

let us know, its not hard to do anyway. :)

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hmm... good plan :)

drink is always welcome :D

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thanks for all your help guys!! ;)

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I am using that method works wonders, I am using a crossover ethernet lead from a laptop to the pc.

occasionaly blip but it sorts itself out, and a repair ( right click ) is sometimes needed in network connections if someone shuts down one of the pc's while the other is running.