Re: crossover cable good or bad?

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From: spock (mike.panchaud__nospam___at_virgin.net)
Date: 09/07/04 

Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 23:21:14 GMT

"Chuck" <none@example.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 14:59:55 GMT, "spock"
<mike.panchaud__nospam__@virgin.net>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >I'm using a crossover cable to connect 2 PCs running XP home. While I can
> >share files and folders to copy between them I can't get ICS to work.
> >
> >I'm using a USB ADSL modem.
> >
> >I realise a router with built in ADSL modem is preferable but should I
> >expect the cheaper crossover arrangement to work? If someone can confirm
it
> >should I will investigate further, before buying a router.
> >
> >Any thought welcome.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Mike
>
> Mike,
>
> A crossover cable will work fine, yes, to connect two computers and
provide file
> sharing and internet service to both.
>
> If you truly want to keep you costs to a minimum, and if you're stuck with
the
> USB modem.
>
> But, if you're going to use DSL very much, or if you have any plans of
ever
> getting a third computer, you'll be better off now AND in the long run
getting
> a broadband router (and replace the USB modem with an Ethernet modem, if
> possible).
>
> Connecting the two computers with a router is the responsible solution.
>
> All computers will be safer. The router will block any malevolent
internet
> traffic. This further protects the internet, from your becoming infected
and
> spreading the infection.
>
> All computers will run better, with the router blocking the trash
infection
> traffic. Any personal firewall on either computer will have less to do,
because
> the router will block most malevolent traffic.
>
> All computers will run independently of each other. Right now, you have
to have
> one computer on whenever you wish to access the internet from the other.
With a
> router, this will not be true.
>
> If you can afford to have more then one computer, and broadband, you can
afford
> a router. For many reasons.
>
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

Thanks for the reply, I shall definately get a router. I still have
questions and have not gone through all the help files yet - seems to be a
complex subject,

One thing I can't make sense of is, in windows help under :
'To enable Internet Connection Sharing on a network connection'
It says 'open Network Connections', which I can,
Then It says 'Click the dial-up, local area network, PPPoE, or VPN
connection you want to share, and then, under Network Tasks'............
etc...

But, I can't see a tab or button labelled 'network tasks' in the Network
Connections window!!

What am I doing wrong?

Mike

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