Connecting 2 computers for gaming question???

I am a noob in the gaming world and so is my brother

we are either going to get 2 desktops or 2 notebooks for gaming

and we got this new game called company of heroes

so I was wondering if there is a way we could hook our computers together somehow and play eachother on that game

what would i need?

and how does it work totally ??

thanks to all answers

Connecting 2 computers for gaming question???antispam

Yes it is possible to do this. First of all you need to get a CAT-5 cross-over cable, When you have this you will insert the cable into both computers via port in back (looks like an oversized phone jack). Once you have that you can boot either computer. When windows starts up you go to your network connections. Then view network connections. You should see where you are connected to another computer. Right click on this connection and go to your properties. Once you do that a window will pop-up that says local area connection properties. It should already have the General Tab selected. From here in the box where it says ''This connection uses the following items.'' scroll down to an option that says ''Internet protocol TCP/IP. Then click on it and then click the Install button. Install the options that are there. This allows the computer to play games over LAN and Internet servers. Now once you have this set up you should be able to select a multiplayer game and it should auto configure for the connection. Make sure you do this to both computers so that they will be able to see one another. To double check and make sure that you still have a connection with the other computer check the bottom right of the screen (by the clock) and Look for the symbol of a computer in front of another computer. Drag the mouse over it but do not click. Check and see if it says that you have a 100.0 mbs by speed and that the status says connected as long as they say that you should be fine. HAPPY GAMING!!!!