Computer and internet connection q

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

Is it possible to share the internet with 2 computers without a router?

Mainly I want to get my 360 online, but no router in sight.

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[elementxero 10+ year member]

You can, using ICS (internet connection sharing) presuming you are running at least Windows 98 SE (which you almost certainly are), but then you would need another NIC card.

You are better off just dropping the 25 bucks on a cheapo Linksys and splitting your public ip into 2 192.168.x.x private ips imo.

The linksys will basically self-configure. All you have to do is enable DHCP on the clients.

 

[orphe 10+ year member]

If you are doing it from home via cable modem or DSL then no because the DSL/Cable line only gives out 1 IP address

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

Hmmmm

I guess ill just bring it close to the router later and do what I need to do.

i.e. dl demos

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

Well, to be fair almost no ISPs give out more than 1 public address unless you pay more for it, and ICS would still require additional hardware.........

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

Umm, excuse me, but my ISP gives you up to 3 with no additional charges ...

:O

Badass.

I stand corrected and in envy of your ISP, sir //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Who do you use?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Dual NIC's...

nG

 

[ndnbolla 10+ year member]

Shaw Cable ... 7 Mbps + 100 GB/month + free newsgroup access = t3h w1n

Lucky....

Comcastused to give a no limit to their newsgroup downloading but now it only gives 2 gigs worth and its retention sucks.

On topic, if you were to split your connection instead of getting a router, you would also be sharing your total potential speed, correct?

If one you were downloading, lets say something off of a newsgroup, and then you were playing on xbox live, live would be ridiculously laggy, right?

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

Lucky....
Comcastused to give a no limit to their newsgroup downloading but now it only gives 2 gigs worth and its retention sucks.

On topic, if you were to split your connection instead of getting a router, you would also be sharing your total potential speed, correct?

If one you were downloading, lets say something off of a newsgroup, and then you were playing on xbox live, live would be ridiculously laggy, right?

Depends how fast you are downloading compared to the total available down/up rates, but yeah essentially you are splitting 1 real "outside" connection to 2 "inside"connections.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

yep, i have that problem, if the woman gets on and starts playing on myspace while im playing call of duty2 i get upset.

 

[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

yep, i have that problem, if the woman gets on and starts playing on myspace while im playing call of duty2 i get upset.

but i **** you anyways

 

[alove_85 10+ year member]

Why can't you use two nic's and a crossover cable? My xbox is hooked up that way //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif