You will need a network card in each computer. Contact your cable company about a second IP address. Some charge for it, some don't. If they charge for the second IP, and you don't want to pay the extra, then you will need a second network card installed in one computer that will act as a proxy server for internet to the second computer. Then you will need a hub and patch cables to hook it all together. Personally, I would see about getting the second IP as it really simplifies the internet setup. If the computer acting as a proxy server is down, then the other computer would lose it's internet access until it is back up again.
2 Network cards (3 if using as a proxy server)
1 Network Hub or switch (hub is generally cheaper and fine for a small home network.
3 RJ-45 patch cables for 2 computers and the cable modem.
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