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Networking help in a dorm

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Kermy

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Forseeing a future problem when I move back to college. In our dorm rooms, we get 2 ethernet ports, one for each roomate. So I get one, now the question is, I have a pc and a laptop that I want connected, so would I use a router to do that? And if I do, after I have it all setup, how does the outside world see my laptop and pc?
 
easiest way would be to make your pc the router. it would need TWO network cards and would run best if you could install win2k on it, but you could also use ICS in win98.

basically, the ethernet would come out of the wall and into NIC #1 in your pc, then NIC #2 would have a crossover cable going to the NIC in your laptop. then you'd configure NIC #1 for your college network, enable ICS, and then proceed to setup your laptop to route through your pc.

there's obviously details i'm leaving out, which i don't have time to go step-by-step through now. but if you search around the networking forum, you can definitely find others who are doing the same thing.

btw...MANY colleges do not allow multiple pc's to share one ethernet port. granted, lots of kids do it, but just remember that you could lose your backbone connection if it's illegal and you're caught.
 
just get a hub, what I do @ my college. ya, I get a lot of collisions but doesn't seem to affect my gaming.
 
Won't hurt to ask resnet staff at your school if you're allowed to have two computers and two IPs. They run your network; they best know what solutions are possible and practical at your school.

If you aren't, the easiest solution is to pick up a cable/dsl router (you won't have to always have one computer on that way.

~Ladi
 
At my college (SUNY Buffalo), we dont get static IPs, so we can hook up as many PCs as we want in any given room (we just need a $5 splitter). However, if you do have a static IP, then i would definitely agree with Ladi and get a cable/dsl router. Then you can also hook up as many pcs as you want.
 
Just called to ask our resnet staff here but saying they're upgrading our connection from 10 base-t to 100 base-t so can't tell. But in anycase, I think the cable/dsl router will probably work best though my pc is using win2k and is only 24/7. Hm...what to do. But thanks guys!
 
well, a router certainly would work great, especially if friends come over and want to "plug in" for 'net access. but then again routers start at around 80-100 bucks, whereas just buying a second NIC would be like 30 bucks. so cost becomes a factor i suppose...
 
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