I want to do this with 2 Comps... see pic inside...

[Hopper]

I'm totally new to this sort of thing so bear with me.

I just built my daughter a comp and I would like to have her connected to the internet. Could I set it up like I have in the pic? If so, what would I need?

FYI, both comps have XP Pro.

[captainjrl]

A router fills the blank.

a router

http://www.linksys.com/products/prod...id=29&prid=561

too slow

[Tazzin]

Do you have DSL or Cable modem? You would need broadband to use a router. Also .. if you dont get a wireless router and 802.11b network adapter for her computer.. would will have to string a cable from the router to wherever her computer is.

in the picture it says cable internet

[Fr4gm4n]

Thats the 1 I use......no probs with it at all and very easy to set up and configure

Steve

[John Prophet]

Well the cable internet will come from the wall and go into a cable modem....usually provided from the cable ISP...then from the cable modem you go to a router...the routers today all have 4 port switches..so you just come from the ports of the switch to your computers with cat5 cables.

each computer needs a "NIC"....a network card in other words..or sometimes called an "ethernet" card.

[Hopper]

1. So you're saying there isn't like a cable modem that has 2 or more plugs to directly connect each comp?

2. So it goes... cable modem, router, then a network cable to each comp?

3. Will this affect my connection when playing online games? (I know it would if my daughter was online while I was playing, but was wondering if it affects anything with just me)

[sao95]

it shouldn't effect even if you are both on at the same time

[John Prophet]

the cable modems only have one "plug"..further more they only will be giving out one IP address....THATS why you need a router as opposed to just a hub etc..the router takes the one IP address from the ISP and turns it into more Internal IP addresses for your comps......if you have a teenager having a router is a really good idea..cuz it adds a layer of protection against hackers etc by acting as a hardware firewall.

basically both connections will be full speed and wont really affect one another.