Wired Network

[Richard]

Can I network 2 computers using only network cards and the
cat5 cabling? What settings do I need to set or how do I
do it?

 

[Gary Tsang]

Hi,
Yes, You'll have to make sure you use a crossover cable and not a straight
cable which is normally used to connect your computer to say a
switch/router/hub.
If you try to use a straight-thru cable from one computer to another the
LED's on the network cards won't light up and it won't work.

 

[Biill Bradley]

Make sure you use crossover cable. You can pick it up at
any computer shop. hook the two computers up and give
them private IP addresses on the same subnet with their
own interfaces as the default gateways on each. for
instance:

Computer 1
----------
IP - 192.168.10.2
Gateway - 192.168.10.2

Computer 2
-----------
IP - 192.168.10.3
Gateway - 192.168.10.3

leave DNS blank..then from each computers cmd prompt,
ping the others IP....(ping 192.168.10.3)