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Hey,
I want to network my PC and my Laptop, and i was wondering how it would be done using wires (not wireless cant afford it).
So far i know i need:
Router
PCI Network Card
PCMCIA Network Card
Ethernet Cable - I think???
How much would all of this cost (I have £100 to spend), and in the near future i am looking to hook my PS2 up to the network aswell. My Laptop is upstairs and the Pc is downstairs and i am wanting to share my adsl connection.
Both computers run WinME.
Where can i get the equipment from?
Thanks.
James

taka-Q wrote:
> I'll give you a url to a decent cables that will all work at
> ebuyer.co.uk
>
> http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html? (SPACE)
> action=UFNQcm9kdWN0U2VhcmNoUmVzdWx0cw==&cat (SPACE)
> _uid=24&subcat_uid=389&order=ASC&order (SPACE)
> _col=sell_price&offset=0

I'll get them from that link i posted down the page, their shop is near to me, and i'll pick some up when i get the Nic. Just that with Full Duplex i can get transmission rates of 20/200 as long as the card in my laptop will allow that...

I'll give you a url to a decent cables that will all work at ebuyer.co.uk

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html? (SPACE) action=UFNQcm9kdWN0U2VhcmNoUmVzdWx0cw==&cat (SPACE) _uid=24&subcat_uid=389&order=ASC&order (SPACE) _col=sell_price&offset=0

]-[ØM€® B€€® §ØL!D wrote:
> taka-Q wrote:
> Oh, and the cable you will need is a Cat5 crossover with Rj45
> connectors.
>
> Is that full duplex or half duplex etc? As the Network card can
> acheive higher transmission rates depending...]

Get full duplex, it will go faster as it can send and recieve at the same time.

taka-Q wrote:
> Oh, and the cable you will need is a Cat5 crossover with Rj45
> connectors.

Is that full duplex or half duplex etc? As the Network card can acheive higher transmission rates depending...

So i'm guessing he hasn't got a network card in his pc already?

Oh, and the cable you will need is a Cat5 crossover with Rj45 connectors.

]-[ØM€® B€€® §ØL!D wrote:

> I would assume so, but i havent got the network card yet, but anyway,
> i'll find out when i get it. So will i need any software for the
> network to work?

Windows has all the software you need.

taka-Q wrote:
> ]-[ØM€® B€€® §ØL!D wrote:
> Here you go i found a piccy. The connector comin from the ethernet
> card looks like it is meant to fit this kind of cable, and from what
> you say so is the Network card, so would i be ok with this stuff?
>
> http://www.gladiatorcomputers.co.uk/ (space)
> acatalog/Network_Cables.html
>
> Check the hole in both the network card and the laptop card, are they
> the same?

I would assume so, but i havent got the network card yet, but anyway, i'll find out when i get it. So will i need any software for the network to work?

]-[ØM€® B€€® §ØL!D wrote:
> Here you go i found a piccy. The connector comin from the ethernet
> card looks like it is meant to fit this kind of cable, and from what
> you say so is the Network card, so would i be ok with this stuff?
>
> http://www.gladiatorcomputers.co.uk/ (space)
> acatalog/Network_Cables.html

Check the hole in both the network card and the laptop card, are they the same?

AMD_MAN wrote:
> For the time being you should get yourself a couple of USB wireless
> pens i have seen the 802.11b version on dabs for £22 a piece,
> this will save you running all the wires.

Funky.

Do I need a hub of some sort if I'm going to connect up more than 2?