Connect two computers using Crossover Cable

Wednesday 31 October 2012

Connect two computers using Crossover Cable

Want to Connect Two Home Computers for File Sharing?? Just Follow these steps if you want to share a large number of files between two computers, or transfer information from an existing machine to a replacement one, you can easily establish a direct connection between two PCs by using a crossover cable.

First of all you need to some change in the network configuration on both the computers which describe below.

For Window 7 Click on the Start Menu icon >>Then Right Click on the Computer >> Select Properties >> Then Choose Advance System settenigs >> Click on the Computer Name Option.

NOTE: Both Machines Should Have Same Computer Name and Work Group

But, if you want to change the Computer name Manually then then click on the Change option and write the desired Computer Name and Work Group same for both Machines.
After changing Computer Name and Work Group on both machines, you need to restart your both machines.

After This..

Click Start Manu icon >> Select Control Panel >> Choose Network And Internet Then select Network And Sharing Center >> In the Left Column select Change The Adapter Setting.

Then Right Click On the Local Area Network >> Choose Properties. Shown in Figure below

Choose and Double Click on Internet Protocol Version 4(Tcp/Ip4)

Configure The IP Addresses.

If you are using a crossover cable to connect two computers, you will need to configure static IP addresses for each computer.

You have to make sure that both computers have IP addresses that are on the same sub-net. For example, if you give one computer an IP address of 192.168.0.1, then you should give the second computer an IP of 192.168.0.2

If you used the above IP addresses, you should use a sub-net mask of 255.255.255.0. If you use an incorrect sub-net mask, the connection will not work.

Remember the value for the default gateway should be the same on both machines. You can pick which IP address you want to use, but use it on both computers for the default gateway.Shown in the Figure below.

Crossover Cable

Use the proper crossover cable. Like This..

And

Using Local User Accounts

If you’re facing problems accessing files both ways, you may have to create a user account on each computer that has the same name and same password. This helps get past any kind of Access is Denied errors that may pop up.

Disable Your Firewalls.

You should disable the firewall on both computers to ensure that none of the file sharing ports are being blocked..You can do this by going to Control Panel and then Windows Firewall. Click on Off .

Thats All for now. Follow the above steps, If you are having problems, post a comment here and I will try to help! Enjoy!

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