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Connecting 2 computers for gaming...

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Weeeman

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No Laughing.

Hopefully, by weeks end I'll have my new computer up and running, and just wondering what exactly i need to buy to connect my old and new computers to play various games against each other ^_^ Like I said, No laughing.
 
you dont even need a hub or a switch. the least you need would be a cat5 crossover cable. that way, you will have a non-internet network. 🙂
 
Link? *Grin*

I don't have access to fiddle with the firewall [Still in school, I beleive I'd be shot if I messed with it]

Appreciate it
 
Yeah, all you need is a Cat5 crossover cable if the machines aren't so far apart that you can run a cable between them (or a long piece of regular cat5, a coupler and a crossover stub). That assumes that both PCs already have a NIC on board. If not, you'll need a NIC for each machine.
. For more than two machines, you will want a SWITCH NOT A HUB for gaming with the right amount of ports for the number of machines. Switches can be stacked, so if you run out of space on one, just get another.
.bh.

It's Sunday so have some :wine: !
 
All you need is a cross over cable...or regular cat5 wioth a hub.

a crossover cable is basically a cat5 cable but the wires are switched in order so that you can connect directly
 
Originally posted by: Zepper
Yeah, all you need is a Cat5 crossover cable if the machines aren't so far apart that you can run a cable between them (or a long piece of regular cat5, a coupler and a crossover stub). That assumes that both PCs already have a NIC on board. If not, you'll need a NIC for each machine.
. For more than two machines, you will want a SWITCH NOT A HUB for gaming with the right amount of ports for the number of machines. Switches can be stacked, so if you run out of space on one, just get another.
.bh.

It's Sunday so have some :wine: !
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eh a hub will work if you justs using it for gaming with 2 people. I have lan parties all the time with liike 10 people and a hub is enough for it. no lag at all...sure we have a switch but we dont use it
 
What about routers...
my friend has 2 pcs and they are both connected to the internet through a router, ill be buying a new pc soon so when i get it ill want both my computers in my house to have access to the internet, so ill only need a router and the cables to connect them right?
 
. Where to get cabling? Any local big-box store (CompUSA, Staples, etc.). Of course it will be mucho expensive there relative to mail order from a place like Computergate.com. Also try your local Mom & Pop computer stores as they often will have cables cheaper, but probably still higher than mail order. Places like Newegg probably has it too.
. I recommend the long piece of normal Cat5 with a coupler and crossover stub (short crossover cable) as the regular cable will still be useful when/if you need to connect to a switch or hub - the crossover won't (unless you get a coupler and a crossover stub at that time - which when added to the long crossover makes a straight Cat5).

spamdini,
. You don't necessarily need a router. You can have two NICs in one machine and one in the other. Connect the two machines together by one NIC and the other NIC in one of the machines to the Cable or DSL modem. But a router might make things easier depending on the locations of the machines and the physical internet connection.
. If one machine and the physical internet connection are in one room and the other machine is in another room, then my method is good. But if each machine and the physical internet connection are each in separate rooms, then a router might be easier.

.bh.

It's Sunday, have some :wine: !
 
I would tell you to buy a bunch of Cat5 cable and make your own cables ...but thats harder then just buying...and you need a crimper
 
Ok, im newer than most to pc terms but NIC would be the same thing as an ethernet card right?, cause i have one of those, and when i searched NIC on newegg i got abunch of what looks like i have. 😀

So then which is BETTER and why, NIC or router?
 
Originally posted by: Nacelle
You don't even have to go that far with just 2 computers that are sitting next to each other. You can connect via firewire, or usb.
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Firewire or usb for gaming? Seriously, how do you make the pc's recognize?
 
At the price of a router these days, you might as well get that instead of a switch - routers have 4-port switches in them anyway.
 
I have never heard of that, but then again, when I was looking over the network settings panel, I thought I remembered seeing an option for LAN connections that were not Ethernet... Not at my house so I can't check.

I would say that the easiest, least confusing thing to do would be to get a 4-port router - not a plain switch, routers have them built in - and some standard Cat5 ethernet cable.

Wow, I just read the above post that wasn't there when I loaded the page. We think alike bud.
 
Originally posted by: PhoenixOrion
Originally posted by: Nacelle
You don't even have to go that far with just 2 computers that are sitting next to each other. You can connect via firewire, or usb.
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Firewire or usb for gaming? Seriously, how do you make the pc's recognize?
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WinXP Detects my firewire port as a network. I would imagine hooking two together would be the same any other network, and 4 times faster.
 
buy router + 2 nic + 2 normal cables. done and future proof for a while. price of switches etc are err ... idunno... unless theres a nice sale, the price of routers is so low it doesn't matter. router is a smart switch with internet sharing capability😛 finding those crossover cables is harder, and its single purpose.. u would get a router or switch or something in the future and that cable would sit and gather dust
 
I just did the same thing last month, but went ahead and got a switch, which gives me the ability to hook up 5 pc's. My two brothers will show up at Xmas, now we can all play.

IIRC, got the switch DSS-Link or something similar named from Buy.com for approx $20. Then picked up two cat5 cables from Radio Shack. NIC's were already onboard.
 
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