Linking two computers...
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Currently i got two laptops with me...can anyone teach me how to link two laptops together so that i can like, say, play lan gaming?
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get a lan card...maybe a router...i think that's what they call it
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Hub or router. -
huh? must it require internet? i mean just connect them togther...i tok its thru some cables or ports?
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can only be done using router and hub? wat hub is tat?
and if got router how to connect?
i only wan to connect two comp together to play games like lan...doesn't need internet... -
i think can connect serially too...
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serially? as in wat? does it require serial ports or wat parallel ports? wat kinda cable shud i have?
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Simple Network : (replace hub wiht router if you wish)Originally posted by $e@wEeD:huh? must it require internet? i mean just connect them togther...i tok its thru some cables or ports?
No need for internet if you just want to setup a 2 comupters to connect to each other
Your computer must have network cards
You connect your Network cable to the hub, the other end to each computer and then.
Usually with hub, there are lED indicator. Once you power up your puters and hub,
you should see the LED on the hub blink. Meaning they are transmitting.
To vertify, View Neighbourhood Network or something. should find the other computer
For internet, use router. For one of the jack, should be uplink. Hook that up to your boardband hardware.
BTW I mad a number of assumptons.
If not work, read this:
http://www.mahal.org/article.php?articleID=10&page=1 -
You need to cross the wires.Originally posted by Rockhound:i think can connect serially too...
This one can lah but there's no scalability -
hub strictly connects 2 similar network together. Less intelligenceOriginally posted by $e@wEeD:can only be done using router and hub? wat hub is tat?
and if got router how to connect?
i only wan to connect two comp together to play games like lan...doesn't need internet...
router connects to dis-similar networks together. More intelligence.
But I think ppl usually just buy router cause the price difference is no longer very big. -
wat scalability he need...oni need to connect 2 laptop mah...lolOriginally posted by mistyblue:You need to cross the wires.
This one can lah but there's no scalability -
You don't need a router, you don't need an internet connection. You need 2 10/100 cables, and a switch(something that looks like a router).
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since he has router ... might as well use loh.Originally posted by Rockhound:wat scalability he need...oni need to connect 2 laptop mah...lol -
are we complicating things???
Ok lah, easiest: Null Cable.
next level is Hub, next is router.
See how lah.
Maybe we all can come out and help people lay networks.
Make some $
(I admit I am poor 
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You are all complicating things.
two 10/100 cables
one 4 port switch