can i connect my personal computer and my laptop with a single cable wire.?

Question

i have ethernet card installed in my system and laptop. i have a cable wire in yellow colour. tell me how to connect and should i install any drivers. knidly tell me step by step. thyanks in advance.

Answer 1

DON'T DOUBLE POST.

Answer 2

First you need to find out weather the cable is Straight Cable or Cross Over.

Just look at the Wires Connected to the pins and you would know.

1,2,3, and 6 are the once used for sending and receiving Data.

1236 are connect to 1236 then its a straight cable.

1236 are connected to 6321 then is a cross cable.

Buy a cross cable or ask a friend to clip it for you then connect both the Laptop and Computer using the cross cable.

You need set IP address for two computers and then connect 2 computer via cable.

Set IP address for your computer:

1. Get to the Microsoft Windows desktop.
2.Right-click on My Network Places or Network Neighborhood and click Properties.
3.Right-click on Local Area Connection and click Properties.
4.Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. If this is not present, you'll need to install this protocol.
5.In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select "Use the following IP address" if not already selected and specify the new IP address you wish to use. While entering this data you'll also need to specify the subnet mask and default gateway.

Example:
Computer1
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Computer2
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Then you need to shar the Files or Folders you wish to access from the other machine.

If you still need any calrification please get back to me.

Answer 3

By connecting you will only be able to share data.

Windows 2000/Windows XP (Dynamic IP)

To do this, you must have a "Cross-connect cable" then attach it to both computers through ethernet cards. Then go to Start | Run then type "cmd" (without the quotes). At the command prompt, type "ipconfig" (again, w/o the quotes). Do those steps on both systems and make sure you that the IP address is something like 169.254.XX.XX and the subnet 255.255.0.0.

Share (folder share and security) your folder to be accessible to everyone.

Windows 2000/Windows XP (Static IP)
Goto Control Panel and select Network Connections. Select and open your Local Area Connection then click on Properties button.

On the General Tab, in the This connection uses the following items, select TCP/IP then click on Properties, fill up the fields using Use the following IP address radio button. In the IP address field, make sure that the first 3 sets of your IP address is identical on both machines (e.g. 192.168.0.1 for the first machine and 192.168.0.2 for the laptop) and the subnet must be identical like 255.255.255.0.

Share (folder share and security) your folder to be accessible to everyone.

Happy Sharing!

Answer 4

Get connected with the cross over cable you can get it from the market and connect the both the system in the same work group with different ips . on my computer right click and change the work group name what ever you want.
go to control panel in the network connections and give the different ip address for both the network cards in the system and restart the system they will connect in the LAN.

Answer 5

Yes you can with a crossover cable.
They are different than standard ethernet cables - ( crossoved over)
Usually much more expensive.
Get a router - they are on sale on big box stores all the time.
All brands are fine.
You can use standard cheap ethernet cables or a wireless if your laptops have wireless installed.
No extra drivers needed.

Answer 6

just go into explorer, select 'my computer' and right click. Map a new network drive and put in the name of your laptop or desktop (whichever you are not typing onto) and the drive you want to link to, most likely C. That should allow you to access the hard drive of one computer from another. If your laptop is connected wirelessly through the same router as your desktop, you don't even need to hardwire them, you can do the same steps through the wireless connection.

Answer 7

Yes You can join your laptop &personal computer with a single cable place your yellow cable on the both ethernet card &then go to the my network place on the desktop &right click on it go to property ethernet card open it &place ip addresson it for eg {10.1.1.3.} this is ip address then subnet mask 255..0.0 like this step follow on laptop &put ip adddress 10.1.1.4 &same subnet mask now you can connect the both things &share your data B/W laptop&computer

Answer 8

yes u can but u need a cross over cable which shows 1 3
2 6

connect the cable to one of u r ethernet port of desk top and connect other end to the same to the laptal

in u r desk top computer right click on my network places > properties > selact the LAN > right click properties >
Tcp/ip >properties give a ip address like 192.168.1.1
255.255.255.0
gway 192.168.1.2
dns 192.168.1.3
now in ur laptop


ipaddress 192.168.1.3
255.255.255.0
g w 192.16.1.2
dns 192.168.1.1


over then go to my network places and acces it

Answer 9

You need set IP address for two computers and then connect 2 computer via cable.

Set IP address for your computer:

1. Get to the Microsoft Windows desktop.
2.Right-click on My Network Places or Network Neighborhood and click Properties.
3.Right-click on Local Area Connection and click Properties.
4.Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. If this is not present, you'll need to install this protocol.
5.In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select "Use the following IP address" if not already selected and specify the new IP address you wish to use. While entering this data you'll also need to specify the subnet mask and default gateway.

Example:
Computer1
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Computer2
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Hope to help you.

Answer 10

The cheapest way to connect two computers is the following is doing a Direct Cable Connection
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Answer 11

no yellow cable is straight cable , u require a red colour , it is called cross cable available in market buy and use it then u can connect u r pc and laptop