Connecting a second laptop.

[waynegohl]

So i bought an 8 port ethernet/lan box and connected a laptop to it to get onto the internet, now i wanna connect another laptop onto it but this one has no Lan port and only a telephone jack and a network jack, is there away i can connect this one to the Lan hub i already have my desktop connected. thanks.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

You can buy a straight-through Ethernet cable from any PC shop, and plug it into the hub.

Do you use static or dynamic IP's? (ie is the router allocating IP addresses?)

 

[waynegohl]

ok but if the second laptop does not have a Lan port where do i connect the cable in?

 

[LazyLion]

So i bought an 8 port ethernet/lan box and connected a laptop to it to get onto the internet, now i wanna connect another laptop onto it but this one has no Lan port and only a telephone jack and a network jack, is there away i can connect this one to the Lan hub i already have my desktop connected. thanks.

you say it has no LAN port, but it does have a network jack?

they are the same thing.

The network/LAN port is just a slightly bigger version of the phone jack port.

 

[Grouter]

So i bought an 8 port ethernet/lan box and connected a laptop to it to get onto the internet, now i wanna connect another laptop onto it but this one has no Lan port and only a telephone jack and a network jack, is there away i can connect this one to the Lan hub i already have my desktop connected. thanks.

"and a network jack"

Difference between a network jack and a LAN jack?

 

[Grouter]

you say it has no LAN port, but it does have a network jack?

they are the same thing.

The network/LAN port is just a slightly bigger version of the phone jack port.

ie: RJ45 & RJ11

 

[waynegohl]

so if i plug the lan cable in the network jack i will get internet?
(these are oldish laptops).
sorry guys i am a noob at these things i just wanna learn.

 

[Grouter]

so if i plug the lan cable in the network jack i will get internet?
(these are oldish laptops)

if it fits, plug it in!

 

[arf9999]

if it fits, plug it in!

That's what she said last night!

 

[Grouter]

That's what she said last night!

De-railed!

 

[waynegohl]

ok guys my daughter is in the room lets keep it clean ha ha. ok i plugged it in and the lights went on on the cable but it seems the internet settings are out.

 

[Grouter]

go to device manager and see if it shows a network adapter. and be sure it's enabled in the BIOS, or it won't show in device manager.

and if you see a device, go to netowk in the control panel, select properties, select tcp / ip, and set it to obtain an ip and dns automatically,

 

[LazyLion]

ok guys my daughter is in the room lets keep it clean ha ha. ok i plugged it in and the lights went on on the cable but it seems the internet settings are out.

run the networking setup wizard

 

[waynegohl]

ok let me see what happens.

 

[Grouter]

run the networking setup wizard

Yeah - what he said.

 

[waynegohl]

network wizard only gives me a dial-up connction box (this laptop has a built in 56k modem) so it wont give me a lan connection.

 

[Grouter]

do you see a network adapter in device manager?

Please tell us this isn't windows 98 we're dealing with here - this laptop of yours is not that old...

 

[arf9999]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/winxp/network.mspx

 

[waynegohl]

i am not sure if its 98 or 2000 will have to check tonight. i used to be connected via 56k modem on pre-paid internet with this laptop but now as i am on adsl i wanna set it up for my baby as she plays games online.

can i install windoze XP and if its possible how will it affect the network settings if this thing has a built in 56k modem?

 

[Grouter]

To know if you can install XP it would help if you posted the laptop's specs: processor, ram, etc. I've put XP on some pretty old pc's with no more than 128 Mb of ram and a PII 700 Mhz processor. For emailing and internet they ran fine. But online gaming (your daughter)? Perhaps not with those specs. You'll need at least a P4 1.6 and 512 Mb ram. (IMHO).

As to your second question: If the laptop has onboard LAN, (which is likely given it has a RJ45 LAN port), any OS will see it no problem. If not, then you will need a pcmcia network adapter. Those are the only two ways you are going to get ADSL internet on the lappie. (I'm assuming it doesn't have wireless...) Once again, post specs - or at least the make and model of the thing.

Edit: if the laptop has usb and you have a telkom mega 105 adsl router then you can use the usb cable instead of rj45 / LAN.