cable sharing?
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RayRay
cable sharing?
Hey there! I just got @home service and was wondering if I need to get 2 nic cards so I can share the cable access and use 1 computer as a game server and the other computer to play on it? Does this make any sense? Let me know and thanks for your time! ;o)
Sure it makes sense! I had @Home, and currently have ADSL. When I had @Home, I first used Sygate (with 2 NIC's) then went to the Linksys Cable/DSL router. With my DSL I use the Cisco 675 DSL router, which has NAT built in (no need for an add-on router). When I move and get SDSL, I will once again need an add-on router; this time I will use the Ugate 3200.
Sygate should work fine for hosting games, unless you want to give someone your IP address. Example: you host a Half-Life server. Sure, people can get in fine, unless they try to enter your IP directly. The server port for Half-Life is 27015, by using Sygate, people will see some other port, such as 7708.
As far as a hardware router, I can't recommend the Linksys for hosting games; people tend to get booted off the server. Go with the Ugate 3200 (coming out soon). A bit pricey ($250 at buy.com), but you know it will work, and it has a 7-port switch built in.
In case you were wondering, I have 4 computers on my DSL: 2 Windows boxes, a Mac, and a Linux box (for game servers).
Sygate should work fine for hosting games, unless you want to give someone your IP address. Example: you host a Half-Life server. Sure, people can get in fine, unless they try to enter your IP directly. The server port for Half-Life is 27015, by using Sygate, people will see some other port, such as 7708.
As far as a hardware router, I can't recommend the Linksys for hosting games; people tend to get booted off the server. Go with the Ugate 3200 (coming out soon). A bit pricey ($250 at buy.com), but you know it will work, and it has a 7-port switch built in.
In case you were wondering, I have 4 computers on my DSL: 2 Windows boxes, a Mac, and a Linux box (for game servers).
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RayRay
Thanks Monty! Ill put that into consideration! To clear it up a bit more for me let me tell you what I want to do and you tell me if it is viable? Okay?
Im building a new computer and want to put my cable modem into it...Id like to use it as a server when I can and use my old computer to play on it...but Id like to (when Im not hosting a game) be able to play on that new computer when I want...is this possible?
Any info would be greatly appreciated...thanks all and take care!
Im building a new computer and want to put my cable modem into it...Id like to use it as a server when I can and use my old computer to play on it...but Id like to (when Im not hosting a game) be able to play on that new computer when I want...is this possible?
Any info would be greatly appreciated...thanks all and take care!
I think there are a lot of ways to do what you ask about, it is up to you to figure which one is best for you. For some ref, read up over at "www.timhiggins.com"
You can run a game server and play cames on the server - so you do not need 2 PC's to do that. If all you want is to be able to serve games and play yourself, one PC is fine. Most of the new games make it easy for you to host your own game.
You can also network that PC to as many PC's as you want and share the internet connect on them all. The game server can host a game on the net that the PC's on your home lan can get to and all play the game. Or they can play on different servers.
You do not have to have 2 nics in one PC to do what you want, but if you don't, you would need a hardware router. The cable modem line runs in the router, and all your PCs run from their nic into the router. That is one way to run a home network that shares a single internet connection.
Another way is the main PC has 2 nics, one for the cable modem connect, and one for your home network connect. All other PC's have 1 nic, and the home network (lan) is connected by use of a hub, or if you only have 2 PC's you can wire them straight nic to nic using a cross over cable. This method requires the HOST pc (the one with 2 nics) have software to share the internet with the other PC's. Sygate is one package, if you run Win ME, it has very nice internet sharing built in.
Anyway, yea, you can do what you want. Do some reading and find what method best fits your needs and bank account !
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You can run a game server and play cames on the server - so you do not need 2 PC's to do that. If all you want is to be able to serve games and play yourself, one PC is fine. Most of the new games make it easy for you to host your own game.
You can also network that PC to as many PC's as you want and share the internet connect on them all. The game server can host a game on the net that the PC's on your home lan can get to and all play the game. Or they can play on different servers.
You do not have to have 2 nics in one PC to do what you want, but if you don't, you would need a hardware router. The cable modem line runs in the router, and all your PCs run from their nic into the router. That is one way to run a home network that shares a single internet connection.
Another way is the main PC has 2 nics, one for the cable modem connect, and one for your home network connect. All other PC's have 1 nic, and the home network (lan) is connected by use of a hub, or if you only have 2 PC's you can wire them straight nic to nic using a cross over cable. This method requires the HOST pc (the one with 2 nics) have software to share the internet with the other PC's. Sygate is one package, if you run Win ME, it has very nice internet sharing built in.
Anyway, yea, you can do what you want. Do some reading and find what method best fits your needs and bank account !
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HalfLifer