This is a discussion on How to connect 2 computers? within the Laptop forums, part of the Computer technology category; hello i need to connect my pc(xp) to laptop(vista). i m having ethernet rj45 cable(from bsnl broadband ). is it ...
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Rep Power: 2 | hello i need to connect my pc(xp) to laptop(vista). i m having ethernet rj45 cable(from bsnl broadband ). is it possible with this cable? thanks in advance! |
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But if you want to connect without using a hub then go to nearest computer hardware shop & get a new cable but dont forget them to say that you are using it to connect two computers directly not through hub....(technically 8th & 16th wire in the cable will be exchanged) | |
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| Silver Member | you can connect 2 comps or laptops without a HUB...but you cant use normal ethernet cable(one from bsnl)..u need CROSS-WIRE cable to do it..just use the cable to directly connect |
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| Silver Member | If you want to connect only those two machine yes you can easily do it using your network cable provided you have network slots in both machines. But if you are looking to connect both your machines to the modem then either an ethernet hub would or like mahellraiser has told, an crosswire should be fine. |
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Rep Power: 2 | thanks for ur reply guys! what is the difference between normal ethernet cable and cross wire cable? how many pins do these have? |
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| Silver Member | no pins are same...the color code is different HOW TO connect two pc’s directly « Mahendra G.R’s World |
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In cross wire cable if you compare the 8th & the 16th wires are interchanged because the ports in the system are reserved for incoming & outgoing so its interchanged to exchange the network packets | |
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Rep Power: 10 | After you get a crossover cable... You may follow following steps to configure ur Computers to share internet connection... http://www.indiabroadband.net/relian...tml#post121222 (Help needed to connect 2 PC) |
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Rep Power: 0 | buy a cross cable. not crossover |
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Rep Power: 10 | cross cable & crossover cable means same buddy... |
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Rep Power: 0 | oh... thats right. i am confused with rollover cable |
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| arunkumarnk you dont worry about the name of the cable just go to the store and tell them to give a network cable to connect 2 pc's directly... not through hub ... they will give you ... just to confirm its cross cable you check the colour on the wire's (check my last page post) |
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(a)to connect to Internet at same time ? (b)to share files and printers with each other ? (c) any other ? without internet access ? REF:http://compnetworking.about.com/od/h...ecttwocomp.htm http://compnetworking.about.com/od/h...work-Diagrams/ | |
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Now a days all modems are usb capable ... If it has usb connectivity and that cable with you then, connect Ethernet cable (from modem) to your pc and usb cable (from modem) to your lap topn and install modems usb driver. now your two systems is connected | |
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