Do you need 2 network cards?
I was trying to LAN a pc and mac together to play quake III arena with a friend. I thought we did everything right to make this work. Upon asking another PC friend, he said the pc needed 2 network cards or a router in order for it to LAN with the mac. Is this so? If not, could someone please explain how to LAN the two computers together, b/c, I have found nothing.
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Originally posted by cubs23
I was trying to LAN a pc and mac together to play quake III arena with a friend. I thought we did everything right to make this work. Upon asking another PC friend, he said the pc needed 2 network cards or a router in order for it to LAN with the mac. Is this so? If not, could someone please explain how to LAN the two computers together, b/c, I have found nothing.
if u dont have a hub (or i guess router) u'll need crossover cable (special ethernet cable)
then set it up like you normally would...or did and it should work unless yoru setting it up wrong (which i doubt for ur benefit)
If you have a recent Mac, you may not even need a cross over cable because they have AutoSensing enet ports that allow you to use normal enet cables to connect directly to another computer.
Otherwise, the cheapest thing to do is get a hub. A 4 port hub will set you back a 10-20dollars I'd think.
Also you will need to configure TCP/IP (the internet protocol that lets the Mac talk to the PC. Set each IP address manually. If you're in the same room, set the PC to an IP address of 192.168.0.2 and the Mac 192.168.0.3. Set the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0
note that the internet will probably not work when you have chosen these settings, so you will have to change them back when you're done playing. Write down your old settings before you change them (normally it should be "using DHCP" on the Mac and "Obtain IP Address automatically" on the Windows machine.