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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
G'day people,
I was wondering if anyone could help me organize my other boxes for networking for the grid. Please excuse my stupidity and be patient with me. My knowledge is limited but Im keen to learn. I have a AMD Sempron 2600 1.6ghz with 768 mb of RAM, running XP, I have 2 other boxes, both intel Celeron processor 902mhz with 248mb RAM running Server 2000. All are currently in the same room and I can network one to the Sempron and access files etc but I dont understand how to get the results of the little boxes back to the grid. I assume I have the ability to connect them to the net, I am on dial-up (because the security system of the rented house Im in is apparently stopping me from accessing the ADSL signal) but because Im on dial-up I would have to connect them to the net one at a time. I have heard that it is theoretically possible to share internet connections but I have attempted once or twice to follow the wizards and didn't get it sorted. Do I network the Sempron to one Celeron and then that Celeron to the next one via network cables? If so, how do I get all the results together to be sent back to the grid? I usually am connected to the internet on the Sempron because its faster and has all the security on it. Anyway advice from fellow crunchers would be appreciated. GothamInc Join Gotham Inc |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Ah, the joys of home networking.
The best option is to have your own little hub. Let me see if I can find a useful link... here: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/home-network8.htm With dial up, you will have to connect the modem to your primary computer (the one that is always on no matter which of the others are) and then use Internet Connection Sharing to allow the other networked computers to use it. (If you just had two computers, you could just use a crossover cable and dispense with the router. But you don't.) |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Thank-you.
Is there anyway of doing it without a hub? I understand that the hub enables the passing of information between more than two computers, but I am a "struggling student" and find it hard to find dosh for bits. Well, it takes a long time anyway. Will the other computers, connected to the one that is always on, automatically detect when they are connected to the internet and return results to the grid? I'll check out the site you recomended. Thanks again.  |
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retsof
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I've got a "West Virginia Hillbilly Network" here. I've got an "-E" splitter on the phone line, and each of three computers can manually dial-up individually when none of the others are connected. That should set a struggling student back 5 to 10 bucks for a "Y" splitter or "-E" splitter plus a few extra pieces of phone jack wire.
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Former Member
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you have a few choices,... a hub or a switch, or a router that has the switch feature built in.....
Using a hub or switch ($20(US) or so would allow multiple computers to speak over NIC or Network cards, most systems have 10/100 Ethernet built onto the motherboards. using cat5 (4-pair wire) you can connect them and designate one to be the internet connection that serves as router for the other two and dials when needed. (internet connection Sharing wizards) that is the cheapest way I can think of to network all of them together. |
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Former Member
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As BradFinATL says, this option is probably cheapest since trying to cobble together a peer to peer network would require extra network cards.
Doing it properly also gives you a simple upgrade path to broadband. |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Hello Katie,
I have three computers at similar specs to yours. I have 2 network cards in a 2200 and one on each of the 1GHZ nodes and USB to the internet. Install two network cards in your main machine then you can bridge the two network cards in to one. GoTo ControlPanel/ Network conections/ dialup properties/ advanced and tick the top box. Windows will create a bridge for you so you can share connection with all three machines. For only three computers this works fine. Any more and it,s one of the above sugestions. |
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