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Alienware_Dude · 12-28-2002, 02:29 PM

I am about to make my first foray into the wild and woolly world of networking, and I need some advice. See, all I want to do is connect two/three systems together in order to play games, and possibly share files, but mostly game. All three have onboard LAN, so I figured I'd just get a 5-port switch(Linksys, $35 at NewEgg)and connect them all that way. Is there a better way? There is to be no internet sharing involved, we are all on dial-up, so no need for a router. Will this scheme work? Thanks!

12-28-2002, 02:29 PM	#1
Alienware_Dude Red Sox Nation Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,546	Want to 'network'. I am about to make my first foray into the wild and woolly world of networking, and I need some advice. See, all I want to do is connect two/three systems together in order to play games, and possibly share files, but mostly game. All three have onboard LAN, so I figured I'd just get a 5-port switch(Linksys, $35 at NewEgg)and connect them all that way. Is there a better way? There is to be no internet sharing involved, we are all on dial-up, so no need for a router. Will this scheme work? Thanks!