Two PC,100 meters!

ManiDhillon · 10-02-2007, 01:54 PM

Okay me and my friend live at a distance of approx 100 meter. Is there any way to connect my PC to his PC? It would be good if we can connect it via our phone line. We both have same spec PCs and have BSNL landline without broadband.. Any Idea?

kumarmohit · 10-02-2007, 02:48 PM

Get two Lan Cards and a Cross Cable. Phone line will be dead slow.

romeo_8693 · 10-02-2007, 02:50 PM

buy two bluetooths(150+150)!lan will be faster i guess!

mediator · 10-02-2007, 03:12 PM

Get a wireless router!

Pathik · 10-02-2007, 03:26 PM

yea get a wireless router n two wifi adapters... lan is not well suited for such long distances.

ManiDhillon · 10-02-2007, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kumarmohit

Get two Lan Cards and a Cross Cable. Phone line will be dead slow.

You mean there is a way of connecting our PCs via phone??!!!!
And hey nice image of Comic villane Miss Killer as your avatar!

Lucky_star · 10-02-2007, 09:04 PM

If your home and your friend's home is in sight, then the best option would be to go for wireless routers. I had 25 metres long LAN cable connection with my friend. It was working fine.

As for your case, ask the shopkeeper if LAN is possible with 2 computers with 100 metre cable between them. And then, maintaining the cable becomes an issue.

dissel · 10-02-2007, 09:22 PM

Lan card and cross over cable is the most economic solution here.....either get a wireless router and two wireless lan card.
and you don't need to pay anything for transferring Data in between you and your friend's PC.

Phone line mean need Internet connectivity to access your friends PC....and you both don't have any BB .

ranjan2001 · 10-02-2007, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by pathiks

lan is not well suited for such long distances.

THe cable network such as 24online provide internet on LAN upto many KM, so I dont thing this is true.
My net comes from atleast 6 Kms in delhi & when I have problem the service guys connect to their home computer from mine & get some filesto update router or lan card driver.

So it surely possible, but yes the mantainence is an issue u have to look into.

Pathik · 10-02-2007, 09:51 PM

a single lan wire wont perform well after abt 10-20 m... u need to hav switches in between to increase the range.... so instead of all that he can simply get a wireless router...

ManiDhillon · 10-02-2007, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dissel

Lan card and cross over cable is the most economic solution here.....either get a wireless router and two wireless lan card.
and you don't need to pay anything for transferring Data in between you and your friend's PC.

Phone line mean need Internet connectivity to access your friends PC....and you both don't have any BB .

How much will it cost me? And Whats the procedure? Can you please explain?

Pathik · 10-02-2007, 10:07 PM

assuming that u hav onboard ethernet adapters it ll cost u rs 20 for a 1m rj45 cross cable..

Lucky_star · 10-02-2007, 10:19 PM

Dlink RJ45 cable costs Rs. 10 here.

dissel · 10-02-2007, 10:25 PM

If you have Onboard Lan port then you can cut the lan card cost.

D-Link Cat5 cable is Rs.5/meter
D-Link RJ 45 Jack is 6/- per piece.
or other brand (comax) Rs.2.50/- per piece.
You need two piece RJ-45 jack to climp both end of the wire.
Make sure you friend PC's distance below 100 mtrs....either you need a Lan Signal Repeatator....don't know the actual price.

You need to organize the CAT 5 wire as Crossover cable and climp the RJ45 Jack in the both end by helping with climping tool.It seems you are novice in that matter ask some one who did it for you.

Once you able to ping your friend's PC and your friend ping yours...then all things are ok.
Share any drive....and start chatting,playing

here is the Diagram of Crossover cable orientation

Note:-The above component price is in my place...It will vary place to place

OR,

Do you & your friend have Laptop with Wi-Fi ?
Then going for a Wireless Router is the best deal.

joey_182 · 11-02-2007, 12:16 AM

the best is wireless routers for 100 meter distance
but lan will also work...

wi-fi will cost u high...upto rs 2400
and lan will cost upto 250 if already having lan cards on both pc's

but i want to know for wat purpose u want to connect two pc's
coz then there is another way to connect two pc's....

mediator · 11-02-2007, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by joey_182

and lan will cost upto 250 if already having lan cards on both pc's

And price of 100 meter wire? A 5 meter wire costs around Rs 80 near my place.

sauravktr · 11-02-2007, 02:26 AM

Yes u can connect the machines through phon lines.Try with Symantec's PC Anywhere

rakeshishere · 11-02-2007, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by sauravktr

Yes u can connect the machines through phon lines.Try with Symantec's PC Anywhere

U r talkin abt an improved version of RDC!

ManiDhillon · 11-02-2007, 08:11 AM

Yeah me and my friend have onboard Ethernet Adopters. What Is "PC Anywhere"? Is it any kindda software?

shaunak · 11-02-2007, 08:19 AM

If you both have onboard ethnet adapters then lan cable will not cost much. I highly recomend you use LAN over phone lines due to the sheer speed difference. [LAN runs at a minimum of 10Mbps. Phone lines run at a maximum or 56Kbps

]

To experience what phone line connectivity is like use windows hyperterminal.

ManiDhillon · 11-02-2007, 02:15 PM

How to connect both PCs via LAN and what else should i configure?

Pathik · 11-02-2007, 02:29 PM

connect the lan wire in the lan ports in both pcs..
then open the network connections menu n setup a new lan network..
enter the ip of ur pc as 192.168.0.1 and of ur friends pc as 192.168.0.2..
subnet mask= 255.255.255.0.. keep the same workgroup name in both the pcs... connect..

ManiDhillon · 11-02-2007, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by pathiks

connect the lan wire in the lan ports in both pcs..
then open the network connections menu n setup a new lan network..
enter the ip of ur pc as 192.168.0.1 and of ur friends pc as 192.168.0.2..
subnet mask= 255.255.255.0.. keep the same workgroup name in both the pcs... connect..

How much speed will we get for data transffer? Will the bendings in the lan wire affect the working? But precautions should we take while making the connection? What is that cable called in technical language? And atlast what should a good quality cable cost?

mediator · 11-02-2007, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ManiDhillon

How much speed will we get for data transffer? Will the bendings in the lan wire affect the working? But precautions should we take while making the connection? What is that cable called in technical language? And atlast what should a good quality cable cost?

PLease check this!
Network with Wired+Wireless combined.
Sharing broadband connxn ?

Cable is called RJ45 cable!

dissel · 11-02-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ManiDhillon

How much speed will we get for data transffer? Will the bendings in the lan wire affect the working? But precautions should we take while making the connection? What is that cable called in technical language? And atlast what should a good quality cable cost?

1.You can get max 100 Mbps Data transfer rate.

2.No,bending not affect data transfer.

3.Not any thumb of rule available....AS I earlier said make sure distance below 100mtrs.either you need Lan signal repetator.

4.The cable called in technical language Cat5 Cable.The 2 Jack slightly bigger than your telephone line Jack named RJ-45 Socket,and the cable orientation is Cross-Over.
When you go to buy in the shop mention to the shop-keeper RJ-45 Crossover cable.

5.Earlier I mention the price..D-Link's Cat5 cable is the best & reliable......I don't think you can got such large length cable ready available in the shop. It need to make by yourself or ask the shop-keeper.
Maybe he will do that for you by charging some extra bucks.

tehnogeek · 11-02-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mediator

PLease check this!
Network with Wired+Wireless combined.
Sharing broadband connxn ?

Cable is called RJ45 cable!

its also called as cat 5 cable.... rj45 is the port name as far as i know....

ManiDhillon · 11-02-2007, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dissel

1.You can get max 100 Mbps Data transfer rate.

2.No,bending not affect data transfer.

3.Not any thumb of rule available....AS I earlier said make sure distance below 100mtrs.either you need Lan signal repetator.

4.The cable called in technical language Cat5 Cable.The 2 Jack slightly bigger than your telephone line Jack named RJ-45 Socket,and the cable orientation is Cross-Over.
When you go to buy in the shop mention to the shop-keeper RJ-45 Crossover cable.

5.Earlier I mention the price..D-Link's Cat5 cable is the best & reliable......I don't think you can got such large length cable ready available in the shop. It need to make by yourself or ask the shop-keeper.
Maybe he will do that for you by charging some extra bucks.

Thank You Very much. All the info you guys provided me will be very usefull. Thanks again! I live in a village, so can the cable bear the atmospheric[winter, summer] wear&tear?