Hook up internet on second computer

[clive]

I don't need any fancy wirestuff stuff.

I'll see what kind of cabling I need, etc.

With no job and my home repair business way down, fabrication and "material recovery" are the order of the day.

Ethernet cables and ADSL modems/routers show up at the local thrift stores around here. The dumpster method at apartments at month's end might also work.

[FORTRANS]

Hi,

   The WiFi stuff was not all that expensive.  The router was
sixty odd dollars.  The NIC for the old Win98 machine was
twenty something.  It was brand name stuff (D-Link?) from
Office Depot a few years ago I think.

Regards,

Steve N.

[Magnum]

The IP address of 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.100 are basically "local" network addresses assigned by the modem, and you are using OpenDNS for DNS lookup.

The modem supports DHCP and acts as a gateway. It should serve up local IP addresses for any/all computers you attach.

Solution 1) Get a longer cable to reach where you want to get. Switch cables.

Solution 2) Get a couple of cables, and a cheap 5 or 8 port switch/hub. Connect modem, computer1 and computer2 into the switch.

Solution 3) See if AT&T will spring for a newer "2-Wire" brand modem/wireless router. If you've had your contract for a while they might give you one free. You have to configure your user/pass into the PPPoE settings of the modem/router. Get some wireless cards/dongles, and you're up without dragging wires about. Good if you're in an apartment and you can't drill holes in walls/floors. These wireless boxes are prolific in AT&T's Illinois market, although they only use WEP encryption. If AT&T won't give you a free one, they are on eBay all the time.

Thanks a lot.

I am a long time customer of AT&T, will try solution 3 first to see if I can get it for free for later use.

I'll use solution #1 and get or make  a switch.
I think it's CAT5 I'll need.

I have a friend in Austin who send me some parts to fix my blinking tail light, maybe he can show me how
to make a switch if I have to.

Have a great day,
                          Andy

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[GregL]

Magnum,

Make a switch?  No offense, but I don't think so.

If AT&T won't give you a router then get a long Cat5 cable and either manually switch the cables or find a cheap 10/100 BASE-T switch.

[dedndave]

Tab A...
...Slot B

instead of a switch (8 poles i think) just buy a few connectors
it is almost as easy to unplug from one hole and plug into another as it is to flip a switch  :P
i have seen 8 pole mini-toggle switches, and they're not really that expensive
but it was in an industrial circumstance, where they get the good prices
soldering to 24 pins on a mini-toggle is a task best left to someone that knows how to solder, too

if you buy it at radio shack or something, they'd probably charge you an arm and 2 legs
you might find one at a ham radio swap meet or something for a few bucks, though
maybe even online, if you look hard enough

here is a rotary switch ~$15 - that includes the knob   :P
http://www.advancemcs.com/?contentID=45&merchGroupID=55&merchID=324

the 8 wires are grouped in 4 twisted pairs
it is good to keep pairs together, maintaining the twist to as near the switch as practical
a twisted pair actually forms a balanced, low impedance transmission line
i am guessing they use 75 ohm differential line drivers/receivers at both ends

[Magnum]

Magnum,

Make a switch?  No offense, but I don't think so.

If AT&T won't give you a router then get a long Cat5 cable and either manually switch the cables or find a cheap 10/100 BASE-T switch.

Does this look like it would work?

http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/50-foot-CAT5E-CAT5-Network-Ethernet-Cable/2541154/product.html

[hutch--]

Andy,

The trick if you can hunt around for some second hand stuff is a 10/100 mbit hub and some ethernet cable. You can run ethernet cat5e up to about 100 metres with no great loss of speed. Plug the output from your router into the input side of the hub and take both machines off the output side. You need PATCH cables for a hub, not twist cable that get used between two machines.

[Magnum]

Thanks Hutch.

I have been visiting some computer repair stores as part of my job search.

One store I went to yesterday, had boo-koos of used parts.

I will add your recommended items to my list.

[GregL]

Does this look like it would work?

Yes.