Networking 2 PC's?

How is it done...

[Nick_W]

The 'computer guy' reckons that the two PC's will be networked as they both connect to the adsl jobbie...

Is that right?

I run linux and I presume I'd use NFS to do this.....?

Thanks for any help ;)

Nick

[mack]

One pretty cool way to know if your computers are linked would be to open a shell and try to ping the other computer.

If computer 1 has the ip address 111.222.333 then go to computer 2 and type "ping 111.222.333" it will tell you if it was able to send and receive a packet of date.

If you have an adsl router chances are they will be.

Mack.

[Nick_W]

Gotcha,

I thought they'd have to link via some cable or somthing...

Nick

[mack]

Some routers work in the same way as a hub would. They accept multiple connections with each able to access the other. So if you have each computer connected to it, and your web connection thren you probably have a network.

One cool thing to try now is running shell commansd on one machine to do things on the other. :)

Mack.

[Nick_W]

>>One cool thing to try now is running shell commansd on one machine to do things on the othe

Yep, that's what I want to do. Ivana get's her new pc next week and I want to admin/root it from my machine...

Nick

[mack]

well have fun, let us know now you get on :)

try running "shutdown -h now" when the other computer is being used. Thats sure to make you popular. lol

Mack.

[edited by: mack at 10:26 am (utc) on Sep. 26, 2003]

[caine]

Nick,

Is a ADSL router with hub (unusual) or is it a ADSL modem with a 4 port hub?

[Nick_W]

It's a wireless all-in-one with 4 ports...

Nick

[caine]

cool.

I've been trying to sort out one of them but its a nightmare. I'm after either a system where it has actually got 4 * wireless ports, with a fixed modem/router to ADSL line, or a system with a standalone modem that is wireless to a wireless recieving/transmitting hub, that is hard wired to the pc's.

[Nick_W]

Linux makes it pretty easy. I just plugged it in and it detected it all and did all the work without a single hiccup...

Nick