So I set up a LAN between my desktop PC and my laptop via LAN cable but eventually I noticed that it worked even when the cable wasn't connected, you know, because both of them have wireless internet antennas. It took some time to realize as they looked to be about the same speeds, but actually aren't (54Mbps and 100Mbps). So maybe I don't even need the cable after all, it's borrowed anyway.
So I was wondering, when I send stuff between computers I'm not using my internet downloads/uploads, right? Right?
Doh... I would check out who's wireless router you are using there - cos if you haven't got you're own, then everyone of your packets is routed via someone elses hardware - got anything you don't want on a public site? Wired connections are one way of keeping it in the family IYGWIM.
>>3
Yes, because there is no such thing as an ad hoc wireless network, amirite?
Niggerjew.
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Anonymous2008-01-31 1:52
please halp me my packets have been rooted?
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Anonymous2008-01-31 7:24
can i just get the modem cable and plug it in the network card on my desktop pc and then plug the other end in my laptop? the cable fits but i cant see the laptop or the pc in network places what am i doing wrong? inb4 30000 elitist twats no doubt
>>6
Expecting people to not be fucking morons is elitist now? Underage b&.
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Anonymous2008-02-01 12:48
>>7
see, omg someone doesn't know much about home networking they must be a fucking moron! you are the shit of the internet
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Anonymous2008-02-01 15:36
>>8
How and why would such a person end up on /tech/?
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Anonymous2008-02-01 19:47
>>8
Someone who's too dense to figure out fucking Google and instead decides to waste our time by asking retarded questions is a fucking moron.
Don't expect us to help if you can't be bothered to do a tiny bit of research.
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Anonymous2008-02-02 2:09
>>9 >>10
Acerbic irritating cunts the pair of you. Enjoy wallowing in your fat and smug sense of superiority.
Follow the packets. If you are sending stuff from one pc to another, does it need to travel through the internet to get there? If not, then no, you're not going to be using your internet speed. If they're connected over a VPN, then yah.