Connecting Two PCs at Home Wirelessly?
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Assumption is you have Wireless Access Point and router. If you don't, you need. \n\nOptions for transferring files:- \n\n1. To transfer files between PCs, you need to make it part of same work group.\n2. Start FTP server on one of the machine and use FTP.\n\nIf you don't have wireless AP and/router, use Adhoc mode on laptop and use one of the option stated above.
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You need to have ethernet card on both the pcs and get the same connected through cat5 or cat 6 with cross over cable. or you can have both connected through serial cable.
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The cheapest way to go is to just plug into the Ethernet ports on the router. Of course the desktop must be fairly close to the router and have an Ethernet NIC. Why introduce the difficulties of wireless unless needed, the Ethernet connection will be much stabler. You can network a win98 and winxp machine with few difficulties either way.
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You need a Broadband Router. It will hook up with wires to one desktop and wirelessly with your laptop and other desktop. Your wireless desktop will need a PCI card adaptor and your laptop should already have one. You may need to configure your router, however. When you hook it up type in 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 (thanks, madman)in your browser's address bar to set it up. \nThe best router is:\nLinksys Wireless-G Broadband Router\nModel #:WRT54G\nThe best PCI card is:\nLinksys Wireless-G PCI Card with Speed Booster\nModel #: WMP54GS\nYou can buy these at:\n\nhttp://www.BestBuy.com    \nhttp://www.CircuitCity.com    \nhttp://www.CompUSA.com  \nhttp://www.OfficeMax.com    \nhttp://www.RadioShack.com    \nhttp://www.Staples.com  \nhttp://www.officedepot.com  \n\nThe router is about $89.99 and the PCI card is about $59.99.
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get a switch/hub\n\nget two wires with which you can connect both the Pc's to the hub/switch.a CAT 5 cable basically\n\nboth of these wires should have rj-45 jacks on both sides.\n\njust plug in these wires into your pc and the hub\n\nonce done go to start->settings-> control panel->network and dial up connections\n\nright click on the connection that is showing up as active and go to the tcp/ip properties and give an ip address on one system(windows XP) as 10.10.1.1 and subnet mask as 255.255.255.0 leave the gateway as blank and on the other system(win98) give the ip addres as 10.10.1.2 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and gateway as 10.10.1.1\n\nthat should make it work
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Use an ethernet hub www.bestbuy.com that way you all can share the internet. I have the same situation I'm in the living room playing xbox live and my girls in the room playing world of warcraft on pc.It will add a couple of wires but it is so worth it.
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Assuming the dial up one is running Microsoft Windows, you simply need to connect the two computers together and "share the internet connection" (You can do it with non-Windows also, but the terminology is different)\n\nThere are a number of ways to connect the two computers together, depending on the computers, starting out with free and moving up to 20 or 50 dollars. So:\n\nIf both computers have bluetooth, they can communicate with each other that way using the "Bluetooth Networking" icons in the Network Connections folder.\n\nIf both computers have standard wireless WiFi 802.11 networking, they can communicate with each over an "ad hoc" network (instead of the normal infrastructure mode)\n\nIf both computers have ethernet adapters, you can network them together that way. Computers built in the last few years simply need a standard ehternet cable to connect together. Older models will need a "crossover" cable which is cheap, but you're unlikely to already have one and you'd have to find it. (or, you could use a "hub" or a "switch" to plug them both into.)\n\nIf both computers have Firewire, they can connect together just by plugging together. Parallel ports can also be wired together, serial ports... it's getting a little esoteric here.\n\nIn all of the above cases, You need to establish a network between the two computers, and configure it in the Network Connections folder (tell both the computers to get IP address automatically). Then (for Windows XP) you find the dialup icon in that same folder and you right click, select "Properties" and then choose the "Advanced" tab, and click "share this internet connection" and choose the appropriate connection based on whichever one you picked from the above. Doing this will cause the primary dial up computers network connect to change from being "obtain IP address automatically" to being 192.168.0.1 and also a DHCP server, which is where the other will automatically get its address from....\n\nbelieve it or not, it's all very simple you and you have it going in 5 minutes... but there are a number of steps and it's easy to get confuse and screw it up if you don't really know what you are doing... good luck. I think I've given you enough that you could search the internet for the info you need.
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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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and make sure the 2nd computer has some sort of wireless card to receive the signal from the router.\n\nI have a card in my wifes computer has a small antenna on it and they are about 15 ft. apart and receives the signal great.
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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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The best and safest way for you to network your two PC's is to purchase a router with 4 port switch.\n\nUse one PC to follow the router setup wizard.\n\nYour ADSL modem will connect to the routers WAN port and the to PC's will connect to two of the routers LAN ports.\n\nOnce you have one PC successfully connected to the internet through the router use the Windows Network Setup Wizard to create your local area network.\n\nGo to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network Setup Wizard\n\nNext > select "This computer connects to the Internet through a residential gateway... > Next > give each PC a unique name > Next > Provide the SAME workgroup name for both PC's > Next > select Turn on file and printer sharing > Next > apply these settings > Next.\n\nEach PC should now have a unique name and belong to the same workgroup.  Each PC should also have Network Share folders under My Computer.  This shared folder should be visible from the other PC.\n\nTo share a specific folder on a PC go to Windows Explorer > select the folder to be shared > Right mouse click > select Sharing and Security > and follow the directions for the type of sharing you want.\n\nTo find the other networked PC go to: Windows Explorer > My Network Places > Microsoft Windows Network > [your workgroup] > and all your networked PCs associated with your workgroup should be visible.  You can now expand the PC to see what folders and devices are shared.
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get a router or wireless router so you can use it for laptops it hase space at the back for 4 pcs well my one does i only have 1 pc and a laptop i havnt tried it but it should work.\nbut if you did that and the 2 pcs were on at once it wouldnt be that fast id say the speed would be split in 2 for the 2 pcs
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Windows ME you mean?\n\nYes of course - either buy an ethernet cross-over cable and network them together, or plug them both into a networking switch.\n\nAssign them both similar IP addresses ie\n\n192.168.1.1 for the PC\n255.255.255.0 subnet mask\n\n192.168.1.2 for the laptop\n255.255.255.0\n\nMake sure they're both in the same workgroup and all you need to do now is share the files and you're done.
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if ur computer has built in ethernet card, then u can connect them both by using crossover cable... its the cheapest way i know.
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I would advise using a router. However, it is possible to network using USB. \nThis is a very frequently asked question.\n\nYou will need a Male to Male USB cable:\nhttp://www.mobileplanet.com/product.asp?code=EXP_USBAA\n\nYou will also need to follow the instructions on the microsoft website listed below, after you have established a USB network connection between the 2 computers.\nIt is better, though, to connect the 2 computers using a Crossover CAT5 cable, or just buy a router for $50.
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yes you dont know what you are talking about #1\n\nand if you have PC1 into router 1 via wire\nand PC2 into router 2 via wireless\n\nthey are obviously on two networks. plug PC1 into router 2 and make sure DHCP service is enabled on your router. I am assuming you are talking about those broadband routers that have DHCP service.\n\nupdate:\n\ntake away router 2 and put everything on router 1. You should be on the same network then, in order to get to that PC you  need to browse via IP unless you have a DNS server or if you are using an additional protocol other than IP
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You'll need a wireless router (d-link, netgear, linksys, etc.), and two wireless adapters (one for each computer).  Then you'll have to properly configure the router and the two computers.