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Internet & Networking => Networking => Topic started by: businessman1927 on August 17, 2010, 03:08:31 AM

Title: Attached two computers?
Post by: businessman1927 on August 17, 2010, 03:08:31 AM
How i can attached two computers for data sharing without internet connection?
Title: Re: Attached two computers?
Post by: aejazroshan on August 17, 2010, 03:46:01 AM
Hi

 1.      First check the two systems it contains LAN port or Not (if not add).
 2.      Buy a Lan cable which is called Cross crimp.
 3.      connect two systems through this cable
 4.      Share everything you want to copy to another system.
Title: Re: Attached two computers?
Post by: Allan on August 17, 2010, 05:40:11 AM
You want to use a crossover cable: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Connect-two-computers-using-a-crossover-cable
Title: Re: Attached two computers?
Post by: alexK on August 18, 2010, 11:11:40 AM
These suggestions are too difficult, it creates Firewall problems, especially if one Computer is W2K and the other is XP.

I assume that "businessman1927" has a router?
Plainly plug both Computers into the Router, and do Filesharing. Let the system will deal with the problems
Title: Re: Attached two computers?
Post by: Slade on August 19, 2010, 12:37:02 PM
You cant assume anything.  There isnt enough information there, Allan gave what is the best thing that he can try.  We will need to know what kind of Operating System that the units are running to config them correctly.  Also, the cheapest way to connect these is via a cross over cable.  Wal-mart or most electronic chains should have them. 
Title: Re: Attached two computers?
Post by: alexK on August 19, 2010, 05:41:18 PM
Slade,
You are absolutely correct: You can't assume anything.
businessman1927 did not refer to what OS was involved: Commodore, PS2, Appel may be?
businessman1927's profile states: Windows.
From there Allan may already have assumed that businessman1927 was referring to an OS Windows, and therefor he suggested the mentioned Windows.Microsoft website. Allan should not have made that assumption without asking businessman1927 what operating system was at stake.
And I was so dumb to assume that businessman1927 was referring to OS Windows Re: profile, and perhaps had access to a Router.
Maybe businessman1927 is trying to cross an Amigo and a Timex2000. We still don't know.
Such dumb assumptions! 

Title: Re: Attached two computers?
Post by: Slade on August 21, 2010, 02:09:02 PM
I dont think that it would be that old of units.  If thats what he has, its more then likely Windows.  Course some people have several units.  Those are not self configing maybe if he was attaching to a preexsisting network.  This case he will need a peer to peer but, till he replies back we cant go any further.