There are at least two ways of setting up a two-PC network, if you just want to play games with your brother using the desktop PC and you using the laptop.
The easier but more expensive way is to use a router or a switch. Enabling DHCP on the router would then assign different IPs to the computers; the only thing you need to remember is to set the default gateway to your router's IP address (usually 192.168.0.1 - this is the address you type on the address bar which allows you to go to your router's configuration).
The more difficult way, but is less expensive because you don't have to buy a router is to use a crossover cable. This is simply a LAN cable with some wires interchanged. You can go to your nearest computer supplies store which also do services and ask them that you need a crossover LAN cable of a certain length. This is not something which you can buy right away, at least not in Cebu City. This is so because not so many people requests for these; only the very geeky (or cheap) ones do. Then you have to manually configure the network. Assign different IPs to the network cards of each PC, and use the IP address of one as the default gateway for the other. For example, if the network card in PC1 has the IP address 192.168.0.1, and that in PC2 has the IP address 192.168.0.2, then the default gateways are as follows: 192.168.0.2 for PC1 and 192.168.0.1 for PC2.
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The easier but more expensive way is to use a router or a switch. Enabling DHCP on the router would then assign different IPs to the computers; the only thing you need to remember is to set the default gateway to your router's IP address (usually 192.168.0.1 - this is the address you type on the address bar which allows you to go to your router's configuration).
The more difficult way, but is less expensive because you don't have to buy a router is to use a crossover cable. This is simply a LAN cable with some wires interchanged. You can go to your nearest computer supplies store which also do services and ask them that you need a crossover LAN cable of a certain length. This is not something which you can buy right away, at least not in Cebu City. This is so because not so many people requests for these; only the very geeky (or cheap) ones do. Then you have to manually configure the network. Assign different IPs to the network cards of each PC, and use the IP address of one as the default gateway for the other. For example, if the network card in PC1 has the IP address 192.168.0.1, and that in PC2 has the IP address 192.168.0.2, then the default gateways are as follows: 192.168.0.2 for PC1 and 192.168.0.1 for PC2.
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i am able to connect two pcs with an ordinary lan cable. it will say that there is limited connection, and the IP is 169.x.x.x, but file sharing works, LAN games work, and internet connection sharing also works.
Hi marvin,
Does your method use a router? Or do you connect the two PC's directly?