can I do this?

"FireBrick" wrote in message
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I have a spare computer. I would like to connect it to my home LAN but I
can't run another cat cable from the router to it.
Can I put a second nic card in a nearby computer and then run a cat cable
from it to this additional computer.

presently have 4 computers on the LAN, all can see and share.
I wish to add an additional computer by connecting it to an existing
computer.

Thanks in advance.

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No one ever says, "It's only a game" when their team is winning.
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Bill H. in Chicagoland


I take it you have a 4 port hub and it's full. I would just buy a cheep hub
to add to the system. You can get one for just a little more than the nic.

I have spare NICs, what I don't have, as I said in my message, is a way to
run another cat cable to where I want to place this computer.


"Nick Burns" wrote in message
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"FireBrick" wrote in message
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I have a spare computer. I would like to connect it to my home LAN but I
can't run another cat cable from the router to it.
Can I put a second nic card in a nearby computer and then run a cat
cable
from it to this additional computer.

presently have 4 computers on the LAN, all can see and share.
I wish to add an additional computer by connecting it to an existing
computer.

Thanks in advance.

-----------------------------------------------------
No one ever says, "It's only a game" when their team is winning.
-----------------------------------------------------

Bill H. in Chicagoland


I take it you have a 4 port hub and it's full. I would just buy a cheep
hub
to add to the system. You can get one for just a little more than the nic.

I'm not sure 'WHY' I can't run the cable is important to my question.
but
Cat cable was run inside the wall during construction.
I really don't wish to drill holes is 'WHY' I can't run another cable.
The Wireless Hub is a good idea but would cost more than a nic (which I
already have) and a short cable (which I already have).

Now if you think it's not a good idea because it would work poorly, degrade
performance on the other computers, or not at all, thanks for the info.
I'll explore alternatives then.

"Malke" wrote in message
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FireBrick wrote:

I have spare NICs, what I don't have, as I said in my message, is a
way to run another cat cable to where I want to place this computer.


"Nick Burns" wrote in message
...

"FireBrick" wrote in message
...
I have a spare computer. I would like to connect it to my home LAN
but I can't run another cat cable from the router to it.
Can I put a second nic card in a nearby computer and then run a cat
cable
from it to this additional computer.

presently have 4 computers on the LAN, all can see and share.
I wish to add an additional computer by connecting it to an
existing computer.

Bill H. in Chicagoland


I take it you have a 4 port hub and it's full. I would just buy a
cheep
hub
to add to the system. You can get one for just a little more than the
nic.

Well, it would have been helpful for us to know *why* you can't run a
cable, such as location, etc. and without those details, the suggestion
to just buy a bigger router/hub was a good one. I don't think your idea
of running crossover cable from one computer to another in your setup
is a good idea. What about exploring a wireless solution? You can add a
wireless access point to your current wired network and get a wireless
NIC for the box to be added.

If this still doesn't help, then give us a few more details to work
with.

Cheers,

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
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I can understand the not wanting to run cables. for a
while I had 2 computer connected via cross-over in pretty
much what you want to do. Only draw back I had was that
the computer I was connected to had to be on. i didn't
have any system slowdown or problems otherwise.
Hope this helps

Barry
-----Original Message-----
I'm not sure 'WHY' I can't run the cable is important to
my question.
but
Cat cable was run inside the wall during construction.
I really don't wish to drill holes is 'WHY' I can't run
another cable.
The Wireless Hub is a good idea but would cost more than
a nic (which I
already have) and a short cable (which I already have).

Now if you think it's not a good idea because it would
work poorly, degrade
performance on the other computers, or not at all,
thanks for the info.
I'll explore alternatives then.

"Malke" wrote in
message
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FireBrick wrote:

I have spare NICs, what I don't have, as I said in
my message, is a
way to run another cat cable to where I want to
place this computer.


"Nick Burns" wrote in message
...

"FireBrick" wrote in message
...
I have a spare computer. I would like to connect
it to my home LAN
but I can't run another cat cable from the router
to it.
Can I put a second nic card in a nearby computer
and then run a cat
cable
from it to this additional computer.

presently have 4 computers on the LAN, all can
see and share.
I wish to add an additional computer by
connecting it to an
existing computer.

Bill H. in Chicagoland


I take it you have a 4 port hub and it's full. I
would just buy a
cheep
hub
to add to the system. You can get one for just a
little more than the
nic.

Well, it would have been helpful for us to know *why*
you can't run a
cable, such as location, etc. and without those
details, the suggestion
to just buy a bigger router/hub was a good one. I
don't think your idea
of running crossover cable from one computer to
another in your setup
is a good idea. What about exploring a wireless
solution? You can add a
wireless access point to your current wired network
and get a wireless
NIC for the box to be added.

If this still doesn't help, then give us a few more
details to work
with.

Cheers,

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
remove 3's to reply


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"FireBrick" wrote in
:

I'm not sure 'WHY' I can't run the cable is important to my
question. but
Cat cable was run inside the wall during construction.
I really don't wish to drill holes is 'WHY' I can't run another
cable. The Wireless Hub is a good idea but would cost more than
a nic (which I already have) and a short cable (which I already
have).

Now if you think it's not a good idea because it would work
poorly, degrade performance on the other computers, or not at
all, thanks for the info. I'll explore alternatives then.


Hooking up via x-over cable is possible, but it means you have to
mess with the software set-up and the intermediate PC must be
powered on to allow the additional PC to connect. A better solution
as was suggested earlier, is adding a cheap hub and a couple of
patch leads.

Currently you have:

Router--------------PC1

I suggest you add the hub and do this:

Router--------------hub-----PC1
|------PC2

The hub-router connection needs to be a cross-over link; many hubs
and routers have this built-in. In the worst case you may need to
use a x-over adaptor.

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