There are several ways to connect the computers together. The configuration you choose depends on the type of network adapters, modems, and Internet connections you use. This involves ethernet, hub and configuration of network card or network adapter.

Ethernet:

The general introduction about Ethernet is given here. 10/100 Ethernet cables have 8 wires, of witch 4 are used for data. The other wires are twisted around the data lines for electrical stability and resistance to electrical interference. The cables end in RJ -45 connectors that resemble large telephone line connectors. Two kinds of wiring schemes are available for Ethernet cables-Patch cables and Crossover cables. Crossover cables are special because with a single cable, two computers can be directly connected together without a hub or switch. If a cable does not say crossover, it is a standard patch cable. If you are connecting computers to a hub or switch, you need patch.

Hub:

A common connection point for device in a networks. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A huh contains multiple ports. When a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.

1. First of all, using Ethernet, we connect computers. To connect computers on network an adapter is installed into each computer and then connected to a network hub as shown in.

2. Secondly, by using home phone line network adapter is installed into each computer and then they are plugged into phone jacks using telephone cable as shown in.

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Most external DSL and cable modems are designed to connect to an Ethernet network adapter. Check the manufacturer's specifications to determine the type of network adapter you need to connect to your external DSL or cable modem.

• Install the modem on the computer that is connected to the residential gateway (or to the Internet Connection Sharing host).

• To find hardware that is supported by Windows operating systems, visit the Windows Catalog on the Microsoft Web site.