On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 17:54, Christoph Wegscheider wrote: > Bram Mertens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don't I need a second ethernet card in my desktop when I buy a switch in > > stead of a router? When I'm going to buy new hardware I would like to > > be able to 'share' my internet connection between the two computers and > > have a permanent LAN. > There are two possible setups: > > 1.) Buy another ethernetcard and set up the Desktop as Router (NAT), > this is the cheapest soloution (~ EUR 7). > > PPP +-------+ LAN +------+ > Modem ----------- eth0 |Desktop| eth1 ----------- eth0 |Laptop| > +-------+ +------+
This is what I considered in the first place except that I am considering to make the connection between the laptop and the desktop wireless. The laptop has a built-in WLAN card (Prism 802.11g). However I am still uncertain about the performance I should expect, between the room where my desktop is placed and the room I (want to) use the laptop mostly is my kitchen, and I have read in several places that the performance of a wireless connection will drop dramatically when the signal has to pass through several walls and even more when the signals passes near a microwave-oven. Unfortunately this is exactly the case in my apartment. > 2.) Buy a hub/switch (~ EUR 20+) connect everything to the switch and > 2.1) either setup the Desktop as Router like above or > 2.2) open seperatly PPP connection from the Desktop and Notebook > > +------+ +-------+ > Modem ----------- |Switch| ------------ |Desktop| > +------+ +-------+ > | > | > | > | > +------+ > |Laptop| > +------+ > > > Of course the second methode is more flexible if more Computers are > likely to be connected in the future. Solution 2.2 is more flexible, but doesn't it require two IP-adressess from the ISP? If so this option isn't suitable for me without getting a more expensive contract with my ISP. Thanks for the explanation! Bram -- # Mertens Bram "M8ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Linux User #349737 # # SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) kernel 2.4.20-4GB i686 512MB RAM # # 7:30pm up 14 days 9:20, 11 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 # -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
