How to Connect Two
Computers by Using Cross-Over Cable?
This section involves
the connectivity of the computers through a cross over cable, without using the
network devices like switch or hub. In this unit we are assuming that the user
is having Windows operating system.
STEPS
- Switch ON the computers
- Connect both computers with a cross over cable(Cat 5/6) having RJ 45 connector crimped at its both ends.
- Go to control panel
- Click on network connections
- Right click on cable connections.
- Click properties
- Pick internet protocol (TCP/IP) & press properties.
- Click on choose following IP address IP address: 1 choose 192.168.1.1
- Network is 255.255.255.0
- Press ok and close
- Now repeat the steps (1 to 10) on the other computer but choose different IP
- address say it is 192.168.1.2
- Now test the connection by using cmd command
- Go to start
- Click Run
- Type cmd
- Type ping IP address if you are on system with IP 192.168.1.1 (i.e. ping 192.168.1.2)
- If it says time-out, that means that you don’t have a connection with other computer
Interconnectivity
facilitates the data sharing among the computers. So, you are required to
understand, “How to share the data among the computers, connected to each other
in either mode i.e. wired or wireless ” Just follow the steps listed below and
you will get the data shared among the computers, listed steps work for both
wired and wireless connections
