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Can I connect two computer with Lan?

  • 23-10-2007 2:18pm
    #1
    FreedomJoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 164 ✭✭


    Hi,

    i was wondeing if it is possible to connect two computers with a lan cable?

    I have a laptop and a desktop and I want to be able to copy some files across from my desktop but I dont want to have to keep copying onto disk to do this this.

    Surely their must be a easier way say through the Lan and a programme to run it?


    Thanks for any help!


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  • #2
    Zirconia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 386 ✭✭Zirconia
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    Yes, you can connect the two PCs together using the LAN ports, but you need a special Ethernet cable called a crossover cable.

    You should be able to buy one of these online, or make one yourself if you have access to cables, RJ45 heads and a crimper (you can find the cabling details online - look up Ethernet crossover).

    You will also need to give your PCs static IP addresses (e.g. 192.168.1.1 on the first and 192.168.1.2 on the second).


  • #3
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,476 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    You can.

    If you have ethernet ports on both computers, and a crossover cable your all set. Plug in and go....lol


  • #4
    unnameduser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭unnameduser


    yes. if connecting the two directly use a cross over wire. Also turn on file and printer sharing. You may want to make sure both are using the same workgroup name too.

    do you have a third party firewall?


  • #5
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,476 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    ah beat me to it Zirconia :)


  • #6
    unnameduser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭unnameduser


    ha ... a flood of replies!


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  • #7
    FreedomJoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 164 ✭✭FreedomJoe


    Wow thanks for all your replies!

    Just one last thing is a lan cable that i have on my Broadband box different to a crossover lan cable?

    Thanks Again!


  • #8
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,476 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    Yes. A normal LAN cat5 cable is wired straight, a crossover cable is wired "crossed over" so to speak.


    (800th post :D:D:D )


  • #9
    unnameduser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭unnameduser


    Yes. They will be wired differently. You could connect both computers (using a straight cable) through the broadband box. Then you dont have to worry about static IP addresses or (crossover cable)


  • #10
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,476 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    unnameduser wrote: »
    . You could connect both computers (using a straight cable) through the broadband box. Then you dont have to worry about static IP addresses or (crossover cable)


    I was going to suggest that...... two straight cat5 cables into the broadband router would do the trick


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