Description of Work

Good network experience essential. In this scenario (ideal for home networks that contain only 2 computers) we use the faster of the two computers as a router. A router is a box that routes data from one segment (the internet segment in this case - the connection between the high speed modem and Nic #1 in computer #1) to another (the intranet segment - Nic #2 in computer #1 to Nic #3 in computer #2). It will require the network technician to install a second network card in the primary computer and get it to behave. Then the network technician will install either Window's 98's ICS (Internet connection software) or some other form of proxy software. These two steps are the most difficult aspect of this installation.

The cabling will need to be run from the primary computer's NIC #2 to computer #2's NIC #3. The second computer will still require a network card to be installed if one is not present already. Once the cable is run, it's simply a matter of connectorizing the ends of the cables and connecting them to the NICs.

The cable running between NIC's #2 and #3 will be required to be a cross-over patch cable.