I will soon upgrade to a new pc and will keep the old pc since its not worth much anyway.
My plan is to do most of my web surfing on the old pc to try to keep the new one as clean as possible, even though I have antispyware and antivirusware which I believe I can put on both pcs. But of course I still will need internet access for the new pc for playing online games, updating games etc.
Since both pcs are in the same room there is no need to go wireless. I would like to be able to transfer data from one pc to the other. There is no need for both pcs to be able to access the internet simultaneously but it might be convenient to be able to do that.
What are my options?
What hardware do I need to do this? How much will it cost and how do I set it up (or site on internet that tells me how to set it up)?
Can I have both pcs share the same monitor somehow or is it better to have another cheap monitor for the other pc (I can make room on my large computer desk)?
It is also possible that my boarder may ask to share my internet connection and I'm willing to do this, but we would have to go wireless then since his pc is in the other room. If this happened, then of course I'd want 3 computers to have access to the net, but as I said, my pcs don't both have to have simulaneous access.
Would I be better off with a wireless connection that caters for the possibility of additional internet sharing or is it so simple and cheap to have 2 pcs in the same room connected that I may as well just do that?
Any advice/good web links greatly appreciated.
Thanks
My plan is to do most of my web surfing on the old pc to try to keep the new one as clean as possible, even though I have antispyware and antivirusware which I believe I can put on both pcs. But of course I still will need internet access for the new pc for playing online games, updating games etc.
Since both pcs are in the same room there is no need to go wireless. I would like to be able to transfer data from one pc to the other. There is no need for both pcs to be able to access the internet simultaneously but it might be convenient to be able to do that.
What are my options?
What hardware do I need to do this? How much will it cost and how do I set it up (or site on internet that tells me how to set it up)?
Can I have both pcs share the same monitor somehow or is it better to have another cheap monitor for the other pc (I can make room on my large computer desk)?
It is also possible that my boarder may ask to share my internet connection and I'm willing to do this, but we would have to go wireless then since his pc is in the other room. If this happened, then of course I'd want 3 computers to have access to the net, but as I said, my pcs don't both have to have simulaneous access.
Would I be better off with a wireless connection that caters for the possibility of additional internet sharing or is it so simple and cheap to have 2 pcs in the same room connected that I may as well just do that?
Any advice/good web links greatly appreciated.
Thanks
