can I connect my two computers using a crossover ethernet cable?
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If you are just wanting to connect the two, that's one thing - use the crossover cable.  If you want them connected AND to share an internet connection, it's easier to go with the router.
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I'm not sure who sells 50 foot crossover cables (you can use a short crossover cable with a cable coupler and a long "normal cable"), but I can tell you when to use them.\n\nBasically, the wires in a standard ethernet cable run straight through - pin 1 on one end is pin 1 on the other end.  The problem is that the ports on your computers have "in" and "out" wires (actually, transmit and receive).\n\nTo connect to "things", you have to swap the "in" and "out" wires.  Most hubs/switchs/routers do this for you automatically INSIDE in their wiring.\n\nBut, if you direct connect to computers, something has to switch the two wires.  That's when you use the crossover cables.\n\nOne more note.  If hubs/switched/routers swap the wires of the cable, how do you hook two of THEM together?  One would swap the wires and the other would swap them back.\n\nTwo things.  Newer switches/hubs have "smart jacks" that detect whether or not the wires have been swapped and swap them dynamically.  Older ones have an "uplink" port, that does NOT swap the wires.\n\nThus, you can use a crossover cable to also connect two hubs/switches, providing you do NOT use the uplink port.
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With LAN, just a crossover cable will suffice. with wifi then an absolute doddle.\n\nThere is a wizard to help you set the netwrk up, run it on both machines, make sure that both machines are marked belonging to the same group : mshome for example - and away you go.\n\nIf you have problems, please be a tiny bit more specific - eg; hardware or software queries.\n\nYou do *** NOT *** need a server to connect two PC's, you do not even need a hub.
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Alternatively to a hub, you can use something called a "cross-over cable".\n\nThis cable allows the direct communications between two computers, which the Playstation is.\n\nYou should be able to pick one up for less then $10.\n\nA small ethernet hub will run you around $25.
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If you mean you want to network your two computers together using a USB cable, you can just use the networking wizard at Start --> Control Panel --> Network Connections. \n\nIf they're hooked together, they should see each other via your A-to-A cable.
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If each one has a network card, then just buy a CROSSOVER cable and plug one end into each PC.
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You can do a network connection using router and network cables, the standard ethernet cables, but if you need to connect only 1 pc to 1 laptop, you dont need a router, instead you can use Crossover Cable and directly connect from your PC network card slot to Laptop's network card slot
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TAKE A CROSS CABLE, IF ITS WINDOWS XP AND HAS A LAN CARD. CONFIGURE LAN AND TRANSFER.\nEASIER IF U HAVE AN EXTERNALL HARD DRIVE.
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Yes. \nI assume that you have this situation:\n\nYou have a computer connected to a wireless computer via a cable.  \n\nYou have a second wireless computer that can normally access the first wireless computer. \n\nYou want to access the wired computer from the second wireless computer. \n\nThe key component of this problem is that the first wireless computer will have to bridge the network connections for that wired connection.  This is the principal behind "Internet Connection Sharing".  If you are using Windows XP,  on the first wireless computer you have to open "network connections" from the control panel.  Select the wired connection and right-click to reveal "Bridge Connections".  Bridge the wireless connection to the wired computer.  \n\nCAUTION: This will allow anywone else with a wireless connection access to both machines UNLESS you enable wireless security (such as WEP or better-- WPA, or WPA2) \n\nYou will now be able to connect to the wired computer by IP address from the second wireless computer.
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Configure your laptop to share the internet connection and use a rollover ethernet cable between the desktop and laptop.
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Yes you can but you don't share the hardware- you share the software. There is a program called VNC which allows you to connect to another PC on the network and take control of it, if it as though you were in front of it, very good piece of software.\nGo here for details- you can download a free limited copy:\nhttp://www.realvnc.com/
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If both have NIC Card just make a crossover cable ....well to do this you need and special tool, just  buy it in bestbuy or any computer store, it's bery cheap.\n\nAfter you connect them configure the NIC card on each PC as follow:\n\nConfig NIC Manually and type:\n\nOn PC1 \nIP:10.10.10.1\nmask:255.255.255.0\n\nOn PC2 \nIP:10.10.10.2\nmask:255.255.255.0\n\nAnd you ar ready to play......    :>\n\nIf you access Internet throug your NIC, you willnot be able to browse at the same time.
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u can do it with diffrent devices\nthe best way is make a network bye connecting this two  computer to each other , u can contact me to explain u more
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Yes it is possible.  If you are using a windows network, the   configuration is almost identical to that of having 2 wired computers. \n\n1. Configure all computers on the network to have the same workgroup\n\n2. Enable file and printer sharing on both systems\n\nThe configuration all depends on which operating system you are running.
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You cannot use a regular Cat5 network cable to connect two computers directly. To connect one computer directly to another without the use of a hub or router in the middle, you must use a "Cat 5 CROSSOVER cable".\n\nAlso, I don't like the way you are setting this up. You say you have a wireless connection to the laptop, so I'm assuming you are running a broadband connection into a wireless router and connecting the laptop through it that way. IF this IS the case, you should be much better off connecting the other computer directly to the router, or if you need to, get the other computer a wireless card so that it can connect to the router, directly. \n\nI have never been too impressed with using one computer to share the Internet to other computers, unless the one computer is a dedicated proxy server.\n\nThe first two answers below mine are somewhat incorrect. So, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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you just need an ethernet network card in each pc and just connect with a crossover cable...........all cheap stuff........10-15 quid the lot          try this        http://www.homenethelp.com/web/diagram/crossover.asp
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You need a Y connector that will cost you less then half dollar, install a lan card in second computer, configure its IP and Connect both of your pc with the single Cable Connection line, but remember your cable operator can sniff that you are using two computers and charge you double. Your both pc will not able to connect to each other but will able to connect cable net.\nTo avoid double charging you may need a cascading proxy server. and to connect both computer to one another you will need a hub or switch.