i have connected my laptop to a computer using a hub, but i can't transfer data. they do ping eachother.?
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Firstly ensure that that can both communicate with one another. To do this try pinging one another, i am assuming you both have winxp. Ping your computer. see if their is packet loss. If their replace the cables. TO do this click start - run - cmd then type ping then from your laptop his name or pref his IP, check his ip by right clicking tcip/ip properties in my network places - then view network connections. If you can you can communicate to his pc and you used a straight cable (the wires are the same at each end) a hub is generally old so your probably using a switch which might forgive the use of crossover cables. Make sure you are both part of the saem work group (right click on my computer - computer name) and put static ip' in both your computers (192.168.0.1-254) where 1-254 is a range. Are ou both running the same operating systems? very important Turn firewalls off NB!
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Sounds like a firewall problem. Make sure port 23 is open on both PCs. Or, alternatively, use a different port you know is open.
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The ping requests are timing out. The computer is not getting a response back from the host computer fast enough. This can be caused by a series of possibilies. The first and the easiest to check is the cable going from one computer to the other. Simply by switching the cable one can check this. Two, the host computer isnt fast enough. The network card isn't working properly or a firewall setting or other software is conflicting. Three and still the same. Could be the network card, firewall or software pm the other computer. If this is a dial-up connection this is to be expected as the line cannot handle very much traffic and even one or two backround programs on both computer can "eat" all the bandwidth.If this is a high speed connection then simply installing a router.
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First, get an ethernet hub or switch. (If you're going to connect more than two computers then a switch is a better choice)\nMake sure you have an eternet port on each. (If they are different speeds, they'll need to either be 10/100 capable, or you'll need a 10/100 hub or switch. (Of course if you have gigabit, you'll need to account for that as well)\n\nOnce you connect the computers, setup networking on Windows. You'll need to do a little configuration, but the wizard makes it easy. You might have to make one a DHCP server, unless you have a router on the network. If you've got Cable or DSL, the router that you are using for that has DHCP which will setup the IP address of each computer.
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Get either a hub / switch or a crossover cable.\nBeside cabling, both laptops will need a different IP address within the same range.\n\nMore detailed infos:\n\nhttp://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-ethernet-crossover.asp\nhttp://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/connection/vtkb697.htm\nhttp://computer.howstuffworks.com/question549.htm
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You'll want to either get a hub or ethernet switch.  Both work basically the same way, but with one big difference.  A hub broadcast all incoming data to all the other ports.  Of course only the port with the correct computer will accept the data, all other system will ignore the incoming data.  The Ethernet switch will transfer the data to the correct port of the computer connected, instead of all of them.  For that reason, the Ethernet switch is generally a few dollars more than a hub.  If you are going to bother buying either one of those, then you might as well get the Ethernet Switch.  Reason being is it is more efficient and is what you could use if your wireless ever fails.  All you would have to do is to connect your modem's wan port to the Uplink port of the switch and plug in the other computers to one of the ports on the switch.\n\nBut anyways, you say you want to use wired connections, so the 4 ports on the back of your wireless is irrelevent.\nYou want an 8 port Hub or Ethernet Switch (linksys and netgear are popular, but any brand will work). Picture of one: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=383559&CatId=866\n\nWell, just plug in the network cable from your modem to the port 1 of the switch or hub (called Up Link).  Then plug in your other systems directly to the ports.  Keep in mind, that since you have to plug your modem into port 1, then you lost a port and now only have 7 left.  You might have to get more ports if you need exactly 8, like a 16 port.\n\nBut if one of your friends has their own hub or switch, then you could also just plug in the the other switch. Just connect the wire to any port on your first switch/hub to port 1 (Up Link) of you 2nd switch/hub and it sort of acts like an "extention cord".
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Things to check for:\n1. Is the wireless access point connected to your router (unless the access point and the router are in the same unit)?\n2. Do both computers have valid IP addresses (and valid network masks and gateway addresses)?  These must either be set by hand, or else you set the computers for DHCP (but that only works if either the router or your ISP is providing the DHCP service -- to make the router offer DHCP service you would have to turn on "NAT" in the router).\n3. Can each computer ping the other?
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The Remote Admin tool works only when they both have it! If you have a server download it to all and control all the computers!
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1. start\n2. control panel\n3. network and internet connections\n4. network setup wizard not the wireless setup\n\nyou will have to do this on both computers!!!!!  and make sure that the 'workgroup name' is the same on both computers or it will not work.  I just set this same thing up on my home computers a few days ago.   if you need more help my email is hawk5924@yahoo.com   good luck!
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if both the computers are having ethernet ports then you can connect them using an ethernet cross cable...or you can also connect them by connecting their serial ports...
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use LAN cable.\nif you want to connect more than 2 computer. use a router and a hub. \nall computer can be used to acces the internet at the same time.
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Ok, first check your cabling(are the cables plugged into place? Are the connector ok?).Next check your computer's IP settings in order to make sure that youre computers are in the same network class, but each one has a different IP address. After that try to ping the other computers (Start-\n>run->cmd and the command is ping ip_address  - eg.: ping 192.168.8.10). If all works well make sure your computers ar in the same workgroup
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if you are on diff ip networks, but same physical network, jumping a cable over will cause problems. try typing the ip adress of the other computer into your browser.\n\n&#92;&#92;10.0.x.x
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hub does not have any such options it got to be your router that u can ping
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First, both computers need network cards, although most come with Ethernet these days.\n\nTo connect them, you have two options.  You can connect them directly using a crossover cable.  Simply plug the ends of the cable into the network ports on each computer.  If you plan to maybe add other computers later, get an Ethernet hub with 4 or 5 ports.  In this case, use 2 regular (not crossover) cables to attach the computers to the hub.\n\nPresto, home network.
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There are three ways of doing it.\n\nYou can buy a hub and two cables, plug them all in and there you have it.\n\nYou can get a special crossover cable which will allow you to connect the two directly together.\n\nThe most expensive way is using a wireless router.
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set both machines up to use the same wireless channel/SSID and ensure that you choose the 'ad-hoc' mode of connection. Assuming that you have the right username/passwords set up on both machines ( If got mine with the same on each machine) and ensure that you are sharing disk drives , then you should be ok. Give it some time to connect , 60 seconds or so.