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Old 27-09-2004, 13:25   #7
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Re: home networking
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Originally Posted by altis
I suggest you buy a router instead.

These are not very expensive and will provide lots of extra useful functions - not least of which is secure protection from malicious probes from elsewhere on the internet.
definately - you can get a cheap router for less than 30 pounds, and a decent branded one for less than 40...
As you already have a nic in both machines, that would be the total cost.

Then you can connect both to the router, and you have no requirement for the main PC to be on when you are using the other one.

Also this will give you a firewall that protects you out of the box from most hacking (and if you configure it well, all hacking).

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