This is the equipment I have in my possession right now:
Laptop, with a network card
Desktop, with a network card
8 port hub
Toshiba cable modem (with usb and ethernet connection, ISP: Earthlink)
lots of ethernet cables
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Right now my network is setup as follows:
Laptop connected to Earthlink's cable modem via ethernet.
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What I want:
Have the internet on both computers, without needing the other computer to be on.
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What I think i need:
a router (so that internal ip addressing will let me share my internet independent of the other computer)
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What i dont know how to do:
where to get a router
what type of router to get
how to operate a router
what kind of settings need to be tweaked
how to wire the network
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What would be nice:
later on if i want to hookup another computer, i wouldnt have to do any tweaking.
later on if i want to hookup an Xbox or a PS2 for online gaming, i wouldnt have to mess with the insides of something sacred as an Xbox/PS2
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Hows that? how much would i have to spend on a router, if thats what i actually need. What if i get a wireless router? what do i need to put in the laptop and desktop so that they can communicate with the wireless router (i believe its something called an access point thing? not sure...) and how would that work with something like an Xbox or PS2
Thanks in advance
Laptop, with a network card
Desktop, with a network card
8 port hub
Toshiba cable modem (with usb and ethernet connection, ISP: Earthlink)
lots of ethernet cables
----------
Right now my network is setup as follows:
Laptop connected to Earthlink's cable modem via ethernet.
----------
What I want:
Have the internet on both computers, without needing the other computer to be on.
----------
What I think i need:
a router (so that internal ip addressing will let me share my internet independent of the other computer)
----------
What i dont know how to do:
where to get a router
what type of router to get
how to operate a router
what kind of settings need to be tweaked
how to wire the network
----------
What would be nice:
later on if i want to hookup another computer, i wouldnt have to do any tweaking.
later on if i want to hookup an Xbox or a PS2 for online gaming, i wouldnt have to mess with the insides of something sacred as an Xbox/PS2
---------
Hows that? how much would i have to spend on a router, if thats what i actually need. What if i get a wireless router? what do i need to put in the laptop and desktop so that they can communicate with the wireless router (i believe its something called an access point thing? not sure...) and how would that work with something like an Xbox or PS2
Thanks in advance