Home Networking for PCs

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworking/ig/Home-Network-Diagrams/Hub-Switch-Network-Diagram.htm


" Ethernet hubs and switches cannot interface directly to an Internet connection. Instead, one computer must be designated as controlling the Internet connection and all other computers access the Internet through it. Internet connection sharing software can be installed on each computer for this purpose."

Regards Woody

Everyone I know has this setup.

tdesmit has given good advise but there is little point to a wireless inclusion if connectivity is wired.

Yes you need a router, preferably a wired firewall/router.

Information in these previous threads may serve you well:

http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/26854/Can-t-see-other-computers-on-the-network

http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/30815/Three-computers-One-Internet-How-to-fix-this

The point of have a wireless router is so you do not have to have a 20ft ethernet cable for the other computer. I'm assuming that both computers will not be sharing the same desk. 4-port wireless router is under $30.

Using cheap wireless routers is like cutting the bandwidth artery; it bleeds out to the detriment of the ports on the network and they are simply hackable no matter if having WPA2.

bwire

How cheap is cheap for 100ft.

Less than $100

One of the reasons wired is prefered.

Thanks for the responses. I will change the switch to a wired router. There is no need for a wireless as the Ethernet cable is already run through the house.

Daffy,

Once you get the router powered up and connected, come back if you need any assistance with setting it up. They are setup by going to a specific default IP address on one of the computers that's connected to the router. As I said in the earlier post, setting up the wired router is a bit simpler than wireless, but unless you've done it before, it can be a bit confusing.

Tom

hi man this is so simple, your local area network (lan) its network configuration is on authomatic DHCP configure.....now follow this step

check the status of the connected pc network i mean the IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, DEFAULT GATEWAY, and the DNS SERVERS and write down their details.

use those IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, DEFAULT GATEWAY, and the DNS SERVERS to configure the other pc network adapter manually if possible you can manually configure the already connected pc to prevent IP Address conflit...make sure you assigned different IP Address to each network adapter. Example: (192.168.100.2, 192.168.100.3, 192.168.100.4 e.t.c) then go to start menu, click on run and type in "ping MODEM IP -t" example: (ping 41.190.109.210 -t) to comfirm if the pc is truly on the network then you will see something like this "Reply from 41.190.109.210: bytes=32 time<1ms................" then your computer is on the network