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18-06-2005, 18:28

Sorry, but your housemate's been conned. A switch will work fine for connecting the two PCs together, if you give them fixed IP addrsses, but then neither will be able to access t'Internet. If you don't give the PCs fixed IP addresses, one will get an IP fron NTL, and will be able to access the net, and the other will be left in limbo.

18-06-2005, 18:28	#14
JohnHorb Guest Location: Sale, Cheshire Services: 10MB Broadband, DTV, Telephone Posts: n/a	Re: Easy router/networking instructions..? (plus other waffle) Sorry, but your housemate's been conned. A switch will work fine for connecting the two PCs together, if you give them fixed IP addrsses, but then neither will be able to access t'Internet. If you don't give the PCs fixed IP addresses, one will get an IP fron NTL, and will be able to access the net, and the other will be left in limbo.