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Linking two computers through modems.

Me and my roommate have a PC each with our own internal data modems. Is there any way we can form a connection between these two computers using just our modems & phone lines? I could probably buy some phone cables, but I want to form a network, where we could exchange files, and play games.

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Steve Jennings

qwaletee is on to something. Besides, if you are going to use serial ports (which the modems connect to) you don't need the modems. You just connect them with a serial cable and modem eliminator that would together probably cost more than two NICs and a crossover cable. Plus, the two-NICs-crossover solution would provide far more functionality in addition to speed.

The other problem you would face with trying to connect two modems without going through a telco is answered by sunray_2003's offered web site. sunray_2003 has answered your question . . . no offense intended sunray_2003, but doing what that site suggests is more like an experiment or a training exercise . . . kinda like building a crystal radio from scratch: there was a time when that made sense for practial reasons. Now, it only makes sense from a teaching or learning perspective.

2 NICs, 1 crossover cable. By the way, some cheap NICs wont work at 100mbit, full duplex with a crossover cable.