How to connect 2 pcs with internet in the same time without router?

Question

Hi, i wanna know how to connect 2 pcs to the internet, and i don't have a router ....

step by step
i already connected the 2 pcs with network cable, and i use usb connection between one of the pcs and the modem

what exactly should i do next

thanks

Answer 1

You need to enable Internet sharing on the PC that is connected directly to the Internet. You can do that by using the network connection wizard located in Control Panel on a XP machine.

Answer 2

OK, do you want both of the computers to share the Internet connection, or just share files between the two of them, while accessing the Internet from one?

You can easily create and adhoc connection using a non-twisted pair cable connection. If must be a cable that is meant for direct hookup between two computers, and you simply hook one end of the cable into the ethernet adapter cards port, and the other end into an ethernet adaper port.

If you want one of the computers to connect to the Internet you can do this too. The computer you want to connect to the internet needs two adapters. One for the description above, and the other to hook into the DSL Modem.

Now, in the second example, you can use Internet Connection Sharing to have both of the computers share the Internet connection. However, for the second computer to use the connection the first, which is called the Server, has to be turned on, so the second, which is called a Client, can connect through that computers connection.

With a simple hub or switch/hub combo, you can create a network where both computers can access the same Internet connection, without using Internet Sharing and one does not have to be on for the other to connect.

What you do is unhook the cable which is directly connecting the two computers in the adhoc example. You won't be needing that any longer, so put it away for some other purpose which may arise in the future.

You will need two adapers, one in each computer. You can have multiple adapters, such as a wired and a wireless adaper, one of each, but one is good enough. Wired is the least expensive. For a wireless connection, you would need a Wireless Access Point, in addition to the hub/switch. These days routers come as a bundle of several different technologies combined into one unit. A router has a switch, acts as a hub, and has a wireless access point.

You unhook the current computer hooked up to the Modem. If you use a router, or a hub/switch, you hook the twisted pair RJ45 cable into one port of the router, and the other into the same port in the Modem your computer had been hooked into. You then need either two more cables, one for each computer for a wired connection, or a combination of wired and wireless adapers. For a wireless connection you do not need a cable, which is the entire point of it being "wireless".

Lets keep this a simple wired connection. After you have hooked your router or hub/switch into your Modem, you now need a cable for each computer to also hook up to the router or hub/switch. You plug one end into the ethernet port on the computer and the other into the ethernet port on the router or hub/switch.

Here is some instructions for you to read:

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/networking.mspx

The above is for networking in Vista, but it is very simular for XP, here is the link for simular information in XP:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/default.mspx

Click on the top option, setting up your network first, then, when you are finished with that go onto the security section, and then if you need to troubleshoot, click the botton option.

Here is a link to Windows Connect Now technology, which makes hooking up a home or small office network a breeze these days, IF you have the full array of Connect Now enabled hardware nodes, (computers, game consoles, network printers, entertainment centers, televisions, etc), though you can always add nodes later as your networking needs grow.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/connectnow.mspx

Now, Vista has a more full features array of Connect Now capabilities, but you can do a lot with XP and Connect Now if you take care in what hardware your purchase. If you wish to fully utilize the Connect Now technology, make sure you purchase a router that has an USB port, to plug the USB stick with the Network Configuration files installed on it. All you need to do is plug that stick into the USB port on each node and you are good to go!