Comments on: How to make an Ethernet connection between two computers? http://www.fatebistro.com/how-to-make-an-ethernet-connection-between-two-computers.php The world of computers at your fingertips Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:58:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: B22 http://www.fatebistro.com/how-to-make-an-ethernet-connection-between-two-computers.php/comment-page-1#comment-133 B22 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:16:20 +0000 http://www.fatebistro.com/how-to-make-an-ethernet-connection-between-two-computers.php#comment-133 From your description, I assume that you have no other equipment or network connections going on here. That means there is no DHCP server (like you'd find on a router) that assigns IP addresses for you. No problem however. Just manually assign a unique IP address to each computer. There are some rules for assigning addresses, but to keep it simple for you just use any unique value in the following range: 192.168.0.xxx (where xxx is a number from 1 to 254). Subnet mask is then 255.255.255.0 Gateway/Router is blank (or 0.0.0.0) DNS is also blank (or 0.0.0.0) Under XP, you can change the address by opening Network Connections in the control panel. Pull up properties on the Local Area Connection; find Internet Protocol in the list and hit properties. If you ever want to do it automatically, just add a router or internet gateway with DHCP turned on and set each PC to get their addresses automatically. From your description, I assume that you have no other equipment or network connections going on here. That means there is no DHCP server (like you’d find on a router) that assigns IP addresses for you.

No problem however. Just manually assign a unique IP address to each computer. There are some rules for assigning addresses, but to keep it simple for you just use any unique value in the following range:

192.168.0.xxx (where xxx is a number from 1 to 254).
Subnet mask is then 255.255.255.0
Gateway/Router is blank (or 0.0.0.0)
DNS is also blank (or 0.0.0.0)

Under XP, you can change the address by opening Network Connections in the control panel. Pull up properties on the Local Area Connection; find Internet Protocol in the list and hit properties.

If you ever want to do it automatically, just add a router or internet gateway with DHCP turned on and set each PC to get their addresses automatically.

]]> By: C C http://www.fatebistro.com/how-to-make-an-ethernet-connection-between-two-computers.php/comment-page-1#comment-132 C C Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:02:54 +0000 http://www.fatebistro.com/how-to-make-an-ethernet-connection-between-two-computers.php#comment-132 just plug each one into the hub. go to control panel/network connections and make sure you have a different ip address for each computer just plug each one into the hub. go to control panel/network connections and make sure you have a different ip address for each computer

]]> By: joe.attaboy http://www.fatebistro.com/how-to-make-an-ethernet-connection-between-two-computers.php/comment-page-1#comment-131 joe.attaboy Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:30:21 +0000 http://www.fatebistro.com/how-to-make-an-ethernet-connection-between-two-computers.php#comment-131 Open a command prompt. Type in ipconfig /all and that will show you the IP address of the box. They need to be on the same IP network, of course. Open a command prompt.

Type in ipconfig /all and that will show you the IP address of the box.

They need to be on the same IP network, of course.

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