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1. Yes, you can connect two computers together using only one cable.
2. A crossover type cable can be use in this scenario.
3. In this setup, the data transmit pin of one cable is connected to the data receive pin of the other cable, and vice versa.
Yes, you can connect two computers together using only one cable.
A crossover type cable can be use in this scenario.
Connecting two computers using a crossover ethernet cable is the safest and easiest way of transferring files. This data transfer creates a network for sharing data, and using two electronic resources, thus avoiding having a separate networking facility for each computer.
Connect the crossover Ethernet cable to the LAN ports of both computers.
Go to first computer
Go to my computer>Properties>Computer Name
Change the Computer Name to A and the workgroup name to ABC. Click on OK to save changes.
Next go to Control Panel > Network Connections.
Right-click on your LAN connection and select Properties.
Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) > Properties and enter the following values:
IP Address: 192.168.0.1.
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0.
All other fields should be left blank. Click on OK to save changes.
Now take the second computer, and head to My Computer > Properties > Computer Name.
Change the computer name to B and the workgroup name to ABC. Then click on OK to save your changes.
Now head to the Control Panel > Network Connections. Right-click on your LAN connection and select Properties.
Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) > Properties and then enter the following values:
IP Address: 192.168.0.2.
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0.
Leave all other fields blank and click on OK to save your changes.
Check LAN Connection
After the connections and settings have been saved, both PCs should be connected by LAN.
You may need to restart both computers to implement the changes.
You can check if the connection is working by pinging one PC from the other.
Take PC1 and head to Start > Run > CMD > ping 192.168.0.2.
Then, on PC2, head to Start > Run > CMD > ping 192.168.0.1.
You can view both PCs in My Network Places.
You can now use this LAN connection to play multiplayer games or share files. You can also map a drive on another PC to a local drive by going to My Computer > Tools > Map Network Drive and choosing the drive letter and network path of the shared folder on the other PC.
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YES, You can connect two computers with a special ethernet or cross over cable.To set up this basic wired home network, all you need is an inexpensive Ethernet crossover cable and the other requirement is that network cards (also known as LAN or Ethernet cards) should be installed on each of you computers.An Ethernet crossover cable looks like a standard Ethernet cable but the internal wiring is a little different.Before connecting the two computers with a physical cable, make sure that both machine are using the same work group.
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