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Originally Posted by clupet
thanks for replying so fast, my office setup is 2 xp pcs very close together like 5 ft apart.
Main pc receives broadband via ethernet connection
The set came with 2 cables and a pc card which i fitted into the main pc.
Is an ethernet switch not suitable for this?
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You either wanted a router so your connections would have been:
modem <wire> router then Router <wire> PC #B & Router <wire> PC #B
without any need for a router or switch, just using the inbuilt Internet Connection Sharing functions of Windows:
modem <straight ethernet cable> PC #A ethernet card 1 then PC #A ethernet card #2 <crossover ethernet cable> PC#2 ethernet card.
NB. with the internet connection sharing scenario, if you do not have 2 ethernet cards in PC #A you can use a USB connection between the modem and PC #A, but that might slow the computer a tad, if internet use is heavy.
If you must use your switch then it goes between PC #A and {C # B in the internet connection sharing scenario. You then need standard straight through ethernet cables, not crossover for connections between PC #A to switch and PC#B.
With a connection distance of only 5ft or so between the PCs that's a nice short length of ethernet cable, so a switch is rather pointless, unless you have other networking expecteations for the future. All it will do is consume a bit of extra electricity.