I want to make a LAN with one friend.What are the settings i have to do to make the connection?Its something with the IP adresses but its to complicated to remember from a guy that told it to me at a market.
2007-01-21 13:58:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
First, You will need a 'crossover' ethernet cable, or a router to do this for you if you only have a traditional ethernet cable.
Second - If no router, manually set the ip addresses on the adapter. One needs to be 192.168.1.1 and the other 192.168.1.2. Both will have a mask of 255.255.255.0. Forget about everything else.
Make sure you properly set firewall to allow specific traffic (file sharing), or nothing will happen. (most common mistake)
2007-01-21 14:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by orlandobillybob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You go to your friend's house, and plug your computer into his router with your ethernet cable. Then you are on his LAN. Alternately, you could go get yourself a router, and your friend can visit you with his ethernet cable, plugged into your router, which will be your LAN.
2007-01-21 22:07:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋