PC Discussion Thread II - All PC related discussion goes here.

[W0lle]

The old one is more than 3 years old, guess it's time we go for a new one.

[FraG_AU]

Curious as to how 5870 and 5870CF performs in Arma 2. If anyone can run some numbers? 1900x1200 min

[echo1]

There's a thread about the 5890 in the ArmA 2 General thread. There's a benchmark from some site there that shows that it performs quite well on high detail + high resolution.

Wouldn't bother with CF, it always seems to cause more hassle than it's worth.

[Arma-2-Guru]

Ok this is really bugging me, I have fast wireless internet on my laptop but want to use it through my computer to play ArmA 2 online, I have a Ethernet cable if that's any use, my computer doesn't have a wireless card, so my laptop has internet but my computer doesn't just to verify, Thanks and peace.

[Nazul]

You will need a network card in the computer then you can link them. NICS are so cheap now.

[echo1]

Ok this is really bugging me, I have fast wireless internet on my laptop but want to use it through my computer to play ArmA 2 online, I have a Ethernet cable if that's any use, my computer doesn't have a wireless card, so my laptop has internet but my computer doesn't just to verify, Thanks and peace.

Does your PC not have a port for the Ethernet cable?

[nuxil]

hello there

my lappy is on a wifi network, i hooked up my desktop computer to it by ethernet cabel.
basicly i am using my lapptop as a router for my desktop pc,

what you need to do is set up masqurade/nat,. i have no clue how you would do it in windows. but in linux is simple.

so if you install linux "ubuntu" on you lapptop it should be a pize of cake to setup.

basicly what you need is to run a few commands,


ifconfig -a list up example
ra0 --> wifi card
eth0 --> ethernet card.

now in cli type:

sudo iptables -A FORWARD -i eth0 -o ra0 -s 192.168.1.0/24 -m state --state NEW -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -A FORWARD -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -A POSTROUTING -t nat -j MASQUERADE

change -s 192.168.1.0/24 to your network

use the network tool to set eth0 to manualy ip 192.168.1.1 gw 0.0.0.0
or use ifconfig

su root
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward





if you dont have linux installed or will not install it, no problems.. just downloade a livecd of ubuntu. put it in your cd drive. boot up your lappy from cd drive and linux is loaded from the cd. magic

edit:
now go to your desktop pc local area network connecton. properties for tcp/ip

set a static ip example 192.168.1.2
set the gw to the ip of eth0 card on your lappy.192.168.1.1

now it should be working.

[Arma-2-Guru]

I'm speaking on Sgt Cresswells behalf because he's at my house "yes I do have an Ethernet cable and port, but I'm not installing Linux"

[echo1]

When he says Wireless connection, does he mean wireless internet like an O2/Vodafone modem, or a WLAN connection to a wireless modem in the home?

[Rastavovich]

Assuming both computers run windows you might even get away with just enabling "internet connection sharing" on your laptop wifi connection.