[cuog]

A friend of mine is coming over sunday to play some CS as we havent played in forever, due to both of our crappy internet connections. I need to connect the 2 computers into a mini-network so we can play some head to head.

Heres what i have to use, what would be best?
- 2 CAT5e cables, maybe 3
- 2 Computers running XP Pro both with dual NICs
- 1 Computer with XP Home

What I would like to do is use one of the computers as a dedicated server to run the game then have the other 2 connect.

Can I just connect the 2 computers to the "server" with CAT5 cables and call it a day?

I also may be able to use the family router, but i would not be able to connect it to the internet as the modem is accross the house(will it stil work as a network switch?)

Any help is great, Im still learning this networking stuff so feel free to teach me as much as you want.