Connecting Mac to PC

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sk8_aholic

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Hey all,

I have been using PCs for years, but I recently bought a Mac Pro for editing. The 2 computers I have are:

Mac Pro early 2008 with Leopard.
Vista PC

I have my modem and router downstairs as it is needed to run the internet to downstairs for gaming, as well as other PCs in the house. I have 1 ethernet cable running through the ceiling, coming up into my room where my PC has been for years. Since I just got the mac computer. I've only ever needed the one ethernet cables running upstairs into my room for my PC.

Instead of moving the router and modem upstairs, or drilling another hole in the ceiling to run a second ethernet cable. Is there an easier solution for this?

My Mac Pro has 2 ethernet ports on the back, my PC has 1. I tried connecting the ethernet cable to the port on the back of the mac and anther from the second port of the mac then going into the PC, but it didn't work.

I'd like to bring my PS3 up to my room as well so I'd need another 2 ethernet cables.

If I buy a network switch with 5 ports, and use that in my room, will it work to split the one cable in my room to 3? I'd like to have internet on all 3, my PC, Mac and PS3.

THANKS IN ADVANCE!
 
That won't work without setting up internet sharing on your Mac, which is a pain. Do you not have wireless? The easiest solutions would be either to get a wireless router to replace your existing router, or get a switch to connect the ethernet cable you currently have in your room and connect your two computers to it.
 
[-0MEGA-];1403426 said:
That won't work without setting up internet sharing on your Mac, which is a pain. Do you not have wireless? The easiest solutions would be either to get a wireless router to replace your existing router, or get a switch to connect the ethernet cable you currently have in your room and connect your two computers to it.
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That's exactly what I was asking :) a switch is what I need. To connect it to the ethernet I already have in my room to then attach the PS3 and Mac.

Thank you!
 
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