What i need to connect two computers togeather?

Question

I want to connect two PCs together with an CAT 5 Crossover network cable.
I need at least one computer without hub or router. because will use one computer to broadcast live. Now, here is another question: when i get my DSL connection i will connect one computer direct from the modem, how i going to keep my second computer running if i only have one network card on my first computer? (hots). do i need a network splitter? and if i do need a splitter, what kind of splitter, because i will need to use a CAT 5 Crossover cable to my second connection, will i need a special hardware for my connections? NOTE: I’m doing a Home or Small Office Network

i can use a router, but anyway i will need one computer out of my network, because i will be using one computer to broadcast, and i will need the LAN ip running all the time, the routers mask this IP and not let me broadcast, because of the mask of the ip, if i use the WAN IP or router IP, it not work for me.

Answer 1

If you can do it with a PC you can do it through the router...

Answer 2

to connect two together you will need Router or Switch( workgroup) to join second with first computer after get DSL Connection. Switch will allow you join the two computers together. Router will allow the Second Computer with DSL Connection and Network Connection same time. Only thing you will another Network Cable. If you are using Windows XP operating You can use Windows XP OS Network Wizard Program This program allows you to create Network.
If you are using Windows 2000 OS there program My Network Place, Entire Network Wizard allow you setup Network.

Answer 3

Why no router? That would make things much easier.

DSL <--> modem <--> router <-->computers

You can have several computers plugged into the router and they can work independantly of each other yet still access each other and the WAN (internet) without each other having to be on. Additionally, your router's firewall can be used to allow WAN access to one and not the other.

You can take this a step further and do the following:

DSL
/\
\/
router1 <--> computer 1
/\
\/
router2 <--> computer 2

Computer2 is your "internal" computer and computer1 is the one that the WAN can access. Both routers would have their firewalls enabled as an added layer of protection. Yet, you can still get from computer 2 to computer1 as needed.