i have two computer. i want to play LAN games with my brother, how im going to connect it without internet, and what should i buy
2007-02-02 18:35:13 · 4 answers · asked by Adli 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
If you are going to connect only 2 computers, you will not need a switch/router/hub. Check if you have network cards on your pc, if not, you should buy network cards.
You will have to buy a "crossover" network cable (UTP/FTP/STP, does not matter). Connect the cable between the two computers, after the "cable unplugged" icon disappears from your task bar do the following:
Go to Control panel > Network Connections > right click on your Local Area Connection and go to Properties. Then select Internet Protocol TCP/IP. Click properties there.
Select "use the following ip address". Enter 192.168.0.1 for "IP address" and 255.255.255.0 for "Subnet mask".
As you will not be connected to the internet, you may disregard the other settings (gateway and dns).
Do the same for the second computer, only that in the "IP address" field you should put 192.168.0.2. Subnet mask stays the same.
There you have it. Done! :)
2007-02-02 18:45:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For connecting 2 computers to each other no any network devices needed. You can connect it through a 'cross network cable' only. It is peer to peer networking. You can play game on both if game has multi user facility.
Setps-Buy or make a cross network cable->connect it on both computer. ->set all network devices automatic.
Make sure you installed microsoft network services in network places.
May feel little difficult when doing 1st time.. actually it is easiest way of networking between 2 computers.
2007-02-02 22:19:43 · answer #2 · answered by Parag M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Connecting a second computing gadget to the web by ICS (information superhighway Connection Sharing) has some disadvantages: It eats memory on the computing gadget linked to the modem. That computing gadget must be on for the different one to get admission to the web. That computing gadget is slowed down with assistance from attending to provider requests from the different computing gadget (it is appearing as a router). a authentic router is affordable and receives rid of the themes.
2016-11-02 04:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by dembinski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A router and network cards for the pcs unless they already have a network interface.
2007-02-02 18:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋