Is there a cheap and easy way to split a wired network connection? To clarify, I mean something closer to a dongle or adapter than a full-sized switch.
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why not just get a usb nic and plug the 2nd pc into the 1st by a crossover cable if you dont want a router
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Hercules makes a usb wifi dongle but It would cost close to the price of a cheap router and I have no idea where to purchase it in the USA. As epz stated a cat5 cable between the two computers can do the job.
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
You can get a cheap switch, <$20. Seen some <$10.
Now this will only work if your ISP provider will allow 2 IP's -
I have a router. It simply happens to be on a completely different floor of the house.
And the whole point of this is for quicker file transfer than 802.11n can provide, so USB 2.0 would be rather pointless. -
Get a cat5e/cat6 ethernet cable (or a dedicated crossover cable), plug the two computers together, manually set up the IP info (since there isn't a DHCP server around, obviously), then have one of the two computers host a network-shared folder. Use the shared folder to pass files back and forth.
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Splitting a network connection
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Peon, Mar 5, 2010.