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Connecting two computers?
Hello.
I have two laptops in my home. They have Win7. I want to connect them with cable but after plugging in, Network and Sharing Center says that the network is unidentified. In fact, when I run troubleshoot, the problem is detected as "Local Area Connection doesn't have a valid IP". I already turned on file sharing. Please Help me.
Thanks.NTY3
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Are you using a router or lan hub between the 2 computers or have they been directly connected together?
If you want to use just one cable, you will need a 'cross over' cable.
You can buy dongles that plug into 1 of the computers before the cable which effectevly switches it to a crossover cable.
- 1 decade ago
two laptops without a switch or a hub needs to be connected with a cross-over ethernet cable...then you give it static IPs
condifgure ipv4 tcp/ip settings with
laptop 1
ip: 192.168.1.1
subnetmask: 255.255.255.0
laptop 2
ip: 192.168.1.2
subnetmask: 255.255.255.0
remember to remove these settings when yur done or else u cant connect elsewhere later. ultimately i would use a switch/hub instead of a cross-over cable.
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