Quote Originally Posted by Beirut
I do indeed have Linksys DSL router. We're both plugged into it and it's connected to the main DSL box which connects to the phone jack.

So it's just a matter of setting up addresses in each of our machines?
Most people I know of set the router to be a DHCP server, so internally, your machines should have IP addresses like 192.168.0.X, where X is a one-up number. Most games these days have a "multiplayer LAN" option, they will show games hosted by machines within your IP range. So you can host on one machine and the other should be able to connect. Older games require the IP address of the host, they won't search for valid games unfortunately. Just enter in the DHCP-assigned address and you should be good to go.

Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou
You're talking about what's called a 'crossover' cable- they're needed to directly connect 2 like peices of equipment (PC-PC or hub-hub). For LAN play, you could easily use a crossover to go between 2 computers- but I agree that the second option makes more sense.
Corssover, that's the phrase I was looking for. Like I said, it's been a while.