Can you have a wired connection w/ two computers at a different location?

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Chockeh wrote on 2012-10-05 02:21

I'm building a pc soon and I'll probably buy an Asus P8Z77 motherboard. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to use wi-fi to connect to the internet with that, but I kinda want a wired connection for gaming. The problem is that my room is in the basement (where the new pc will be in) and the old desktop is in my mother's room, which is upstairs. I don't think the old pc has wi-fi capabilities, I may have to buy a wireless network adapter. Right now, it's connected to a 2Wire-gateway (which is a wireless router and a DSL modem).
abc33kr wrote on 2012-10-05 02:25

If you mean LAN connection, I'm pretty sure you can.
I used to play with my little brother on his desktop while I was on my laptop.
Niuu wrote on 2012-10-05 02:37

Yes you can, I curently have 3 pc and 1 xbox on the same connection. I can start a game with/without internet trough online servers or Lan servers with this.

Just use a multi connection router or ethernet cable spliter
Chockeh wrote on 2012-10-05 03:02

Quote from Niuu;959467:
Yes you can, I curently have 3 pc and 1 xbox on the same connection. I can start a game with/without internet trough online servers or Lan servers with this.

Just use a multi connection router or ethernet cable spliter

I have both of those, the problem is that the computers are two floors apart. There is a phone jack on both locations if that helps.
IceBlade wrote on 2012-10-05 09:18

Quote from Chockeh;959486:
I have both of those, the problem is that the computers are two floors apart. There is a phone jack on both locations if that helps.

You'll have to run a Ethernet cable between the two locations. A phone jack won't do. (Phones cables have 4 wires and usually only use 2, Ethernet cable have 8 wires)
Osayidan wrote on 2012-10-05 11:32

you can run cables between floors, and it won't make a massive hole. Buy cable the length you need (or get bulk cable though you probably won't need it) and cut off the connector on one end. Drill a hole just big enough in a corner somewhere or wherever is appropriate (will depend both on where the cable is going and how you house is built).
Once the cable is passed through attach a new RJ45 connector to it, for this you'll need a special tool to squeeze the connector in place on the cable, and you'll need to follow a pattern for which wires go where.

You can probably get the tool at the same place where you can find a long enough cable. and RJ45 connectors too.
A lot of people don't do this because they have to buy the tool and they're like "I don't want to buy this just for one cable" but you keep that tool for life and it can come in handy for future projects, especially when moving out.

Tool: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16899888401CVF or local shops in montreal: http://www.microbytes.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=30085&osCsid=50f43ecf424d7b96861c4c786912b155

You can probably get everything at the same store though.
IceBlade wrote on 2012-10-05 11:43

Quote from Osayidan;959619:
you can run cables between floors, and it won't make a massive hole. Buy cable the length you need (or get bulk cable though you probably won't need it) and cut off the connector on one end. Drill a hole just big enough in a corner somewhere or wherever is appropriate (will depend both on where the cable is going and how you house is built).
Once the cable is passed through attach a new RJ45 connector to it, for this you'll need a special tool to squeeze the connector in place on the cable, and you'll need to follow a pattern for which wires go where.

You can probably get the tool at the same place where you can find a long enough cable. and RJ45 connectors too.
A lot of people don't do this because they have to buy the tool and they're like "I don't want to buy this just for one cable" but you keep that tool for life and it can come in handy for future projects, especially when moving out.

Tool: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16899888401CVF or local shops in montreal: http://www.microbytes.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=30085&osCsid=50f43ecf424d7b96861c4c786912b155

You can probably get everything at the same store though.

You might need a tester as well, to make sure you did it correctly as well. But I think they might be a bit expensive.
Osayidan wrote on 2012-10-05 12:53

tester is only useful for when you make large amounts of cables. In this case when he plugs it in it will either work or not work.