is it possible to network 4 computers without a router?

[iskim86]

here's my setup:

two computers with two wired NICs
two laptops with one wired NIC and one wireless NIC
one internet connection

can I do this:

internet <----> computer one <---wired---> computer two <---wired---> laptop one <---wireless---> laptop two

and have internet on all computers?

 

[skyking]

Maybe?
I could probably have teeth pulled without any anethestetics too.
If you use ICS on the first computer, and also the second computer, AND the third computer, you will have sucessfully created three seperate networks that individually and collectively suck major butt.
No easy file sharing. Same for printing.
Oh, and it will break, that you could be very sure of.
Get a router, please.

 

[jlazzaro]

possible? yes. practical and functional? hell no.

buy a router.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: jlazzaro
possible? yes. practical and functional? hell no.

buy a router.

Or at the least a cheap switch, and use one pc for routing.

 

[QuixoticOne]

Possible? Sure, it takes about 20 seconds per PC to set up the routing / forwarding under UNIX / LINUX.
With MS Windows / ICS, YMMV.

Buying a $5-$10 10/100 hub or switch would make life easier, though.

Actually having the traffic gateway through a given PC often makes sense, though, because maybe that PC can be running some good firewall / proxy / auditing / security software, or it can be a gateway for various networking functions or whatever. If you can set up a client PC to pass through one gateway there's no real reason why you can't continue that process to have any number of successive client + gateway -> client + gateway -> ... chains.

 

[iskim86]

hokai!

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: iskim86
hokai!

🙂

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Good luck. Why would you want to do this anyways?

 

[iskim86]

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
Good luck. Why would you want to do this anyways?

meh I just wondering if it was possible. I don't think I'm actually gonna do it, considering how cheap routers are these days.

 

[Tarrant64]

Originally posted by: QuixoticOne


Buying a $5-$10 10/100 switch would make life easier, though.

:thumbsup:

 

[her209]

Put all the NICs into one computer.

 

[iskim86]

Originally posted by: her209
Put all the NICs into one computer.

and then what?

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: iskim86

Originally posted by: her209
Put all the NICs into one computer.

and then what?

Buy a router and thank us later. Seriously do not try recreating the wheel here, just buy a router and be done with it.

 

[JackMDS]

Yeah, you can do it but it works much better with 386SX computers.

Jack are you crazy?

Maybe, but using such a quirky configuration as described above is the equivalent of gaming with 386sx. :shocked:

$25 after rebate free shipping, http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833156038

 

[iskim86]

i wasn't trying to actually do it... I was just wondering if it was possible. one of these days though, I will try it just for shits and giggles!