Ok, I have a computer that's hooked up to DSL and I'm planning on buying a router... All that I would need to get an internet connection on another computer would be to just hook the ethernet cable from the router to the other computer, right? I thought I read somewhere that there has to be an additional wire between the actual two computers. So just a router and another cable to hook into the computer, or all of that AND another wire to link the two computers?
2006-12-20 02:42:23 · 6 answers · asked by Dude~ 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
it goes like this:
from the modem, connect the ethernet cable into the router.
From there, you have two other ethernet cables. One goes to the first computer from Port 1 on the router.
The other cable goes to the second computer from Port 2 on the router.
The router acts like an intersection where the two computers can talk to each other and also connect to the outside world (internet)
2006-12-20 02:49:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not need to wire the two computers. The genaral idea of a switch/router is to make the connection for you. It is the central point at which all of the connections meet and interact. :)
Good luck
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2006-12-20 02:44:57 · answer #2 · answered by immygrant 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When using a router you do NOT need a cable between the two machines.
2006-12-20 02:50:39 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wall connection to modem, modem to router, router to each computer.
No connection directly between computers is needed.
2006-12-20 02:45:14 · answer #4 · answered by kingoomieiii 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uhm... if its rather a web routing difficulty, that may be the ISP's fault. yet when thats a message from the sport, then i'd assume is that your pc may be blocking off the site visitors... that reason this "internet routing difficulty." did you position in any safe practices softwares like antivirus or firewall.... see in case you may enable this technique in those softwares. attempt portforwarding your modem router.(in case you may because some do no longer have firewall inbuilt so no portforward is necessary)
2016-11-27 22:37:04 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a router all you need is the network cards from both machines connected to the router. (most machines are ethernet but you need to amke sure they are the same type of network)
Then you must enable network sharing (if it is running WINDOWS )
You do not neet to connect the two comupter directly together.
2006-12-20 02:46:49 · answer #6 · answered by Marshall Lee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋