Computer-Computer lan

Alrighty, my friend and i love to play counterstrike with each other across the internet, is there a way that we can hook our computers up directly to eachother (cat5 or the like) and lan that way?

thanks

Compaq Presario R3000t
Pentium 4 -3.0Gh H/T
1 Gig DDR
15.4BrightVew (1280x800)
80 Gig 4200Rpm
128 Radeion 9000 IGP
4x DVD-+R/RW/CD-+RW/R
802.11b/g

 

for a lan game i think you need a router? or mayvbe a cross over cable

 

a crossover cable would work to connect any two like devices, i.e. computer to computer, router to router, ...

zx5000 :: 2.4M :: 512 DDR :: 40gb 4200 RPM HD :: 15.4" :: Radeon 9600 Mobilty M10 :: Aquamark3 22,856

 

pardon the noob question, what is a crossover cable? are they expensive?

Compaq Presario R3000t
Pentium 4 -3.0Gh H/T
1 Gig DDR
15.4BrightVew (1280x800)
80 Gig 4200Rpm
128 Radeion 9000 IGP
4x DVD-+R/RW/CD-+RW/R
802.11b/g

 

Types of cable: straight-through and crossover
Data is sent and received through specific wires within an Ethernet cable. Depending on the arrangement of its sending and receiving wires, an Ethernet cable is either a "straight-through" type or a "crossover" type. CAT5 and CAT6 cables can be either straight-through or crossover. The following diagram illustrates how to differentiate between the two types.

Straight-through cables are used to connect nearly all Ethernet devices, and are the more common type of cable in a local area network (LAN). For example, you’ll most likely use straight-through cables if you’re using a base station or a switch and connecting your computers into a LAN with a broadband modem.

Crossover cable usage is similar to that of straight-through. Crossover cables are most often used to connect two computers directly to each other, or occasionally to connect a broadband modem directly to a computer. But crossover cables might also be required to connect new networking hardware to a LAN, depending on your current network configuration and the capabilities of your existing hardware.

 

as far as expense no more expensive than straight through

for example at newegg.com for 25 ft cross over cat5 ~ $3.50

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=12-117-810&depa=0