You can have many ethernet ports on a computer. You can have a motherboard
ethernet port and a single port card, or even a 4 port
10/100 card.
If you are running NT 4 or Win2K or Win XP (Ugh), you can have the computer
route between the ports to share data.
You can have a hub or a router. With a hub, you can have the computers talk to
each other OR to the internet. BUT NOT BOTH.
With 2 ethernet ports on one computer and turning on ICS (Internet connection
sharing) in W98 Se or W2k/XP you can have both.
If you have a router ($100 to $150) you can have both without using ICS.
I hope that this helps.. John, K1AE
John Allen - Computer HW/SW/Network debugging, installation, maintenance, and
upgrades www.pcsupportsolutions.com
Also Electrical Engineer leader / manager - analog, digital, RF, Board, ASIC,
and Signal Integrity.
mailto:jallen@vhfcom.com 978 779-6189
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ct-user-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:ct-user-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of k2qmf@juno.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:26 PM
> To: ct-user@contesting.com
> Subject: [ct-user] Network Question.
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> I am setting up my 2 computer network using CTWin.
> I am using a cable modem on number 1 computer
> to receive packet off the Internet. I understand that you can
> network the 2 computers using ethernet cards and the -enet
> switch on CT.
>
> My question is if I am using number 1 computers ethernet card
> to connect to the cable modem how do I connect that computer
> to the second computer??? I don't think you can have 2 ethernet
> cards in one computer?
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated...
>
> 73, Ted K2QMF
>
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