How To Connect Two PCs or Laptops With LAN Cable
If you lack access to a network, and need to transfer files or establish a connection between two computers, you can connect the computers to one another using a crossover Ethernet cable. After connecting your computers together with an Ethernet cable, you will be required to modify the network settings on one of the computers to establish the cable connection. You will then have the ability to transfer or share files, and play network games between both computers.
Here are the steps of procedure for connecting your computers together with Ethernet or LAN cable :
Here are the steps of procedure for connecting your computers together with Ethernet or LAN cable :
- Connect both PCs or Laptops with LAN cable.
- In first PC open 'Network and Sharing Center'.
- Then click on 'Change adapter setting' which is on left side of the window.
- Right click on 'Local Area Connection' and click on properties.
- Double click on 'Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
- Choose 'Use the following IP address' option.
- Enter any IP address. i.e. 10.10.1.1 (You can give any IP address.)
- Click in 'Subnet mask'. It will take its address by it's own.
- Click Ok and then again click on OK.
- Do same process on another PC.
- If you give the IP address in first PC for example 10.10.1.1 then give the IP address 10.10.1.2 in another PC. (You can give any IP address.)
- Now, write the IP address of second PC in Run like \\10.10.1.2
- You can also write the first PC's IP address on second PC like \\10.10.1.1
- Click enter and here you go.
- Now you can share files between two PCs or Laptops.
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