Can two computers be connected by a USB cable & Share Files?

Question

Have a laptp & A desktop, both hv built in network cards,
I dnt knw how to network, So How about USB connection

Answer 1

Yes, although you just cant use a USB cable. It has to be one designed for networking two USB ports. Check out the below link.


http://www.bixnet.com/12ftusbporfi.html

Answer 2

You have to have a bridged usb cable stick with network cards check this out
Note: A crossover cable is different from an Ethernet cable. If you're using a Hub or a Switch to connect the two computers, an Ethernet cable will do fine.

2) Fully functional Ethernet Adapters (Network Cards) installed on both computers systems.

1. Be sure that both computers are logged in to Windows.
2. Connect each end of the cat5 crossover cables in to the network cards of each computer.
3. Bootup both computers and sign them both on to Windows.
4. In order for both PC's to be able to communicate together, the Ethernet adapters will need to be configured with a static IP address and a common Subnet mask. As an example, assign one PC an IP address of 192.198.0.1 and assign the second PC an IP address of 192.198.0.2. Both machines should use the Subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Here's how to configure your Network Card: Go to Start>> Control Panel>> Network Connections>> Right click your Local Area Connection and select Properties. Scroll the list for the entry titled: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Click the entry and select Properties. Under the General tab, tick the box titled: Use the following IP address. Enter the IP address and Subnet mask that you would like to use. Repeat the above for the second computer system.
5. Be sure that both PC's have a common workgroup name of 15 characters or less. Here's how: Go to Start>> Control Panel>>System. Select the Computer Name tab. Click the Change button. Change the Workgroup name. Repeat these instructions on the second computer ensuring that both computers are named exactly the same.
6. Reboot both computer systems.
7. Next, open a command prompt on one of the computers by going to Start>>Run. Type in: command [Enter] or click OK.
8. Type: ping 192.198.0.2 (if you are using the computer assigned with 192.198.0.01) press Enter.
9. Five replies to your ping should be indicated.

Note: If you receive a "timed out" message when attempting to ping your selected IP address. It is possible that the Internet Connection Firewall is interfering. Try right clicking on "My Network Places", then select Properties. Right click your Local Area Connection and select Properties once again. Click the Advanced tab. Uncheck the box titled: "Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet". Click OK. Now, try pinging the selected IP address again.

10. Once you get the two computers to communicate successfully together, you can now enjoy the benefits of file sharing, printer sharing and Internet connection sharing. Nice work!

Answer 3

hi
You can send files from one computer to anothe via USB cable, but this process is extremely slow. If you have brodband, you should get a router. Now connect the ethernet cable from one computer to the router, get another ethernet cable and connect that from the router to the new computer. If you have windows xp then you can network quiet easily by going to my network connections and creating a new network. All the work is done for you all you have to do is follow some basic instruction.

Answer 4

Not a good way to go. You are better off using a cross-over CAT5 cable, whichever way you connect you need to set up networking. If you have broadband and use a router it will have DHCP, then if you are running XP or 2000 the network setup is fairly automatic as it will assign the required addresses automatically. The network wizards do the rest. If you don't, go to your network connections and right click the connection for your card. Right click then click properties. Click TCP/IP and click properties. Set IP addresses - good starting point is to use 192.168.1.2 for one machine and 192.168.1.3 for the other. A netmask of 255.255.255.0 will get you started. Right click my computer and click properties. Computer identification tab allows you to set the names and workgroup for each. Choose single word names for each PC, like laptop and desktop, set a simple workgroup name like workgroup. To allow sharing right click the folder you want to share and click sharing. Give the share a name, then set security to allow everyone full control. If you want to share a printer right click the printer and click sharing. If you have a firewall set it to allow file and printer sharing. You should then be able to see each machine from the other by going to my network places/entire network/view entire network/microsoft network and then you will see your workgroup (2000). In XP you will probably see the shares directly from network places. Double click a printer to install it for remote use. It will be useful to add your logon name and password from each machine on the other, this prevents you from continuously having to enter them each time you want to access a service remotely. I hope this helps.

Answer 5

yes they can be connected all what you want to do is to connect both computers with the USB and then open in the Network Connection and it will detect them Automatic

Answer 6

Abso-funkin-lutely! :)

Link below, scroll down to see a variety of what's out there.

After you got the hardware then see about the networking setup. Come back here or ask a buddy. It's not difficult. :)