How to create LAN between two computers?

Question

detail process about all types of LAN connection with clamping of LAN wires and hub settings.

Answer 1

There are many ways to connect a computer over LAN.

If you only want to connect two computers than you only need two LAN cards and a crosslinked cable.

About the cables:

As I know there are two types of LAN cables:

- Crosslinked: Used for communication between single computers or network devices such as routers, switches and hubs.

- Patch: Can only be used between network devices but not betwwen computers!

If you want to connect more than two computers than you will most likely need a switch or at least a hub or a router.

I personally recommend the switch because it is much faster than the hub.

I don't really know if you have to configure a hub or a switch but I have heard about configurable switches but never about hubs.

Configuring a network is pretty simple if you know what to do.

First install all the drivers for the LAN cards if needed than follow these steps:

A. If you have a switch or a hub (on windows):

1. Open control panel.

2. Open network connections.

3. Look for your LAN connection and click left on it.

4. Select properities.

5. Look for TCP/IP settings and click double on it or click on the properities button below them.

6. Select use the following IP adress and type in an ip address.

- Most of the times people use 192.168.0.1 for the first computer. On the other computer you only need to change the last number like this: 192.168.0.2 and so on.

7. Type in a subnet mask.

- Most of the time people use: 255.255.255.0 so I think you should use this too. :)

8. Click ok and then again click ok.

9. Repeat these steps on all of the computers and than connect them to the switch or hub and hopefully you are ready to go. :)

2. If you have a router (on windows):

If you have a router whitch is capable to DHCP than you don't really need to do anything just connect all of the computers to the router and you are ready. If you are unsure if your router is capable such thing than I think you should check the manual of the router.

If you need more information than I think you should check these sites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_area_...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_swi...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_hub

Hope this helped! Good luck on setting up your network! :)

Bye!

Answer 2

Hi Jaga

You do not need a router or anything. Just get the correct lan cable and hook it bwtween the two computers. If you need 100 feet, have it made. It is cheap.

Now, click on the C drive of the main computer and share it. Give it a name.

Now reboot and boot the other computer after. Go in the other computer and click on My Computer. Go in the Tools menu and click on 'Map network Drive'

A window will open up and it should show the name you gave the computer. Click on it...wait a few seconds for it to locate it and when it does, you are connected.

If you want to share the second computer, do the same think. Click on the C drive and select share and use a different name. Reboot both computers.

Go into the first one , click My computer, click on 'Map network drive.

It will locate it in secods.

That's it.....no routers necessary.

Answer 3

If you want to share internet, you need a router, then you can connect the router and it's all done.  The router should come with detailed directions, I like the Belkin 54G router because it's the cheapest name-brand one I've found ($39 at most office stores) and I know it works (I've installed 3 of them) but the brand is really up to you.  Only one of those Belkins has gone bad, and Belkin replaced it for free.  I don't know if all routers include this but the Belkin one comes with a setup CD that guides you through plugging everything in correctly and automatically programs the router to work as well as guiding you through enabling security.