09-05-2002, 07:27 PM
D-Link NICs run about $15 for a 10/100, last time I looked.
Linksys Router is about $60 w/ a 4-port switch built-in.
If you want to share your dial-up (which would really suck, but you have to work with what you have), you should put a NIC in your computer and the other computer you want to have Internet access. You will also need a crossover cable long enough to run between the two computers. You can use Internet Connection Sharing to share the connection.
Using a router with a cable modem is probably the best way to handle sharing a connection. In the mean time, if you use the above method of sharing your dial-up, you won't have to throw anything away when you upgrade to cable. Just disconnect your modem and connect your computers to the router, which will be connected to the cable modem.
It really sounds more difficult than it is. And once you do it, you'll wonder why you ever thought it was beyond your capacity.
Linksys Router is about $60 w/ a 4-port switch built-in.
If you want to share your dial-up (which would really suck, but you have to work with what you have), you should put a NIC in your computer and the other computer you want to have Internet access. You will also need a crossover cable long enough to run between the two computers. You can use Internet Connection Sharing to share the connection.
Using a router with a cable modem is probably the best way to handle sharing a connection. In the mean time, if you use the above method of sharing your dial-up, you won't have to throw anything away when you upgrade to cable. Just disconnect your modem and connect your computers to the router, which will be connected to the cable modem.
It really sounds more difficult than it is. And once you do it, you'll wonder why you ever thought it was beyond your capacity.