How to connect tow computers using cable?

Answer 1

You connect two computer directly to one another using a cross-over cable. You connect this cable directly to the computers ethernet ports (network card).

Answer 2

If both computers have Ethernet network cards, buy a crossover cable and plug them together. No router needed, and the speed will be excellent. There is no better way to go for a home system.

It is possible to connect two computers in other ways (serial, parallel, USB) but all the Windows software stuff will recognize and use the network crossover method just as if it were a normal "routed" network.

If you need to share an Internet connection and it is a dialup modem, you can do so with Windows XP Pro or Linux.

If you need to share a high-speed Internet connection and have XP Pro or Linux, you can install a second Ethernet card for the Internet and it will work as a shared connection.

An alternate is to buy a router for your network. That solution will share a high speed Internet connection (DSL or cable) without installing XP Pro or other Internet-sharing software. You have then created a "real" local area network (LAN) with an Internet gateway.

Good luck!

Answer 3

There are 4 primary methods. I'll list them in order of speed.

NIC to NIC (Network Interface Card). You can network two computers together with a special lan connector called a Null-Modem cable.

USB to USB. As fast as the above, but more expensive and complicated. Requires more setup.

Parrallell to paralell cable. You need the a 25-pin cable that is wired to fit the printer port of each computer (typically a 25-pin
The cable is usually called a LapLink cable.

Serial port to serial port. You also need special cable null modem cable or an null modem adapter for a regular serial cable. Also sometimes called a Laplink serial cable.

#5 (Ok I forgot one and am too lazy to renumber the rest.
Well, this one's not really a cable - so the "4" above's ok)

You can also use infrared ports - refered to as Irda in manuals.

This was used this to link two buildings at McDonnell Douglas 20 years ago, but I think units were a wee bit bigger and the speed was much the same (pretty slow...).

Answer 4

Ethernet is the most popular and considered the networking topology standard for most computer connections. There have been many kinds of Ethernet, but the most popular is 10/100Mbps running over copper twisted pair wires. 100Mbps Ethernet is also called 100baseT and Fast Ethernet.

in simple words...you can connect two computers with help of

hardwares
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1> LAN(ethernet) CARD

2> CAT5 cable

Softwares
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windowsXP networking wizard in control panel.


Connections:

Connections between 10/100 Ethernet adapters are made using cables that run to an Ethernet HUB or Switch. Hubs electrically connect your computers together and switches act like traffic cops making your network more efficient.
When only two computers are present. A special kind of Ethernet cable can be used called a CROSSOVER cable.

Cables:

There are also different grades of cable quality. The most common are CAT5, CAT5e and CAT6. CAT5 is good for most purposes and can transfer data at 100Mbps. CAT5e is rated for 200Mbps and CAT6 is rated for gigabit Ethernet. I like to run CAT5e whenever possible because there is usually not a cost difference from CAT5 if you look hard enough.

Maximum distances:
For all twisted pair Ethernet, 100Meters is your maximum distance.

check this out!
http://www.homenethelp.com/network/ethernet.asp

hope this wld help! :)

Answer 5

Simply put, you can should use a Crossover Ethernet Cable to connect the two PCs. In this case, you need not pass through a hub, switch or a router.

You would have to configure your software in order to use files of on of the computers from the other. My Network Places (In Windows XP) can be used to access your files on the other PC.

Answer 6

I'd tell you but first you need to learn how to spell.