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Two PC,100 meters!

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DDIF
DDIF Original post #1
Feb 10, 2007 at 1:54 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
Feb 10, 2007 at 2:48 PM
Get two Lan Cards and a Cross Cable. Phone line will be dead slow.
romeo_8693
Feb 10, 2007 at 2:50 PM
buy two bluetooths(150+150)!lan will be faster i guess!
mediator
Feb 10, 2007 at 3:12 PM
Get a wireless router!
Pathik
Pathik #5
Feb 10, 2007 at 3:26 PM
yea get a wireless router n two wifi adapters... lan is not well suited for such long distances.
DDIF
DDIF #6
Feb 10, 2007 at 8:44 PM
kumarmohit said:
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
Feb 10, 2007 at 9:04 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
dissel #8
Feb 10, 2007 at 9:22 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 .
R
Feb 10, 2007 at 9:38 PM
pathiks said:
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
Pathik #10
Feb 10, 2007 at 9:51 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...
DDIF
DDIF #11
Feb 10, 2007 at 9:56 PM
dissel said:
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
Pathik #12
Feb 10, 2007 at 10:07 PM
assuming that u hav onboard ethernet adapters it ll cost u rs 20 for a 1m rj45 cross cable..
Lucky_star
Feb 10, 2007 at 10:19 PM
Dlink RJ45 cable costs Rs. 10 here.
dissel
dissel #14
Feb 10, 2007 at 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 :D :D :D

here is the Diagram of Crossover cable orientation

*img123.imageshack.us/img123/6236/t568bschemeoptjpgkx9.jpg

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
joey_182 #15
Feb 11, 2007 at 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
mediator #16
Feb 11, 2007 at 12:30 AM
joey_182 said:
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
sauravktr #17
Feb 11, 2007 at 2:26 AM
Yes u can connect the machines through phon lines.Try with Symantec's PC Anywhere
rakeshishere
Feb 11, 2007 at 2:53 AM
sauravktr said:
Yes u can connect the machines through phon lines.Try with Symantec's PC Anywhere

U r talkin abt an improved version of RDC!:rolleyes:
DDIF
DDIF #19
Feb 11, 2007 at 8:11 AM
Yeah me and my friend have onboard Ethernet Adopters. What Is "PC Anywhere"? Is it any kindda software?
shaunak
shaunak #20
Feb 11, 2007 at 8:19 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:p ]

To experience what phone line connectivity is like use windows hyperterminal.
DDIF
DDIF #21
Feb 11, 2007 at 2:15 PM
How to connect both PCs via LAN and what else should i configure?
Pathik
Pathik #22
Feb 11, 2007 at 2:29 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..
DDIF
DDIF #23
Feb 11, 2007 at 2:49 PM
pathiks said:
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
mediator #24
Feb 11, 2007 at 2:54 PM
ManiDhillon said:
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!
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42774&highlight=wireless
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46209

Cable is called RJ45 cable!
dissel
dissel #25
Feb 11, 2007 at 4:29 PM
ManiDhillon said:
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.
T
tehnogeek #26
Feb 11, 2007 at 4:47 PM
mediator said:
PLease check this!
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42774&highlight=wireless
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46209

Cable is called RJ45 cable!

its also called as cat 5 cable.... rj45 is the port name as far as i know....
DDIF
DDIF #27
Feb 11, 2007 at 8:00 PM
dissel said:
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?
Pathik
Pathik #28
Feb 11, 2007 at 8:10 PM
yup dont worry abt all that... the cable can exist in outdoor conditions...
but still i m warning u 100m can reduce the speed drastically...
Manshahia
Manshahia #29
Feb 11, 2007 at 8:22 PM
@Mani Dhillon

Yaar use the wireless bluetooth instead...
Dont knw much but my institute is using that.
Pathik
Pathik #30
Feb 11, 2007 at 8:28 PM
@ mani do consider wifi again..
Manshahia
Manshahia #31
Feb 11, 2007 at 8:30 PM
^^^ wat wud b the total cost of the project???
DDIF
DDIF #32
Feb 12, 2007 at 5:53 AM
pathiks said:
@ mani do consider wifi again..
My friend is not interested much in connecting both PCs. Just i wanna connect coz then i can use his HDD as my backup drive. So i alone have to bear the cost. Thats why i'm not considiring a wifi router.
Lucky_star
Feb 12, 2007 at 8:59 AM
ManiDhillon said:
My friend is not interested much in connecting both PCs. Just i wanna connect coz then i can use his HDD as my backup drive. So i alone have to bear the cost. Thats why i'm not considiring a wifi router.
That was the case with me too. I had to shell out the whole cost of the networking.
Our main priority was playing multiplayer games like UT.
Secondly, my friend would bring a lot of movies for watching, as he was living with his friends in a mess. I could easily watch them from my home...at the same time having no trace of the CDs and DVDs.:)):grin:
DDIF
DDIF #34
Feb 12, 2007 at 7:33 PM
Lucky_star said:
That was the case with me too. I had to shell out the whole cost of the networking.
Our main priority was playing multiplayer games like UT.
Secondly, my friend would bring a lot of movies for watching, as he was living with his friends in a mess. I could easily watch them from my home...at the same time having no trace of the CDs and DVDs.:)):grin:
So how much did it cost you? I don't want to spend more than 2k.