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How we connect two computers

How we connect two computers

Step 1 – Creating A Physical Connection

Now the first thing what you’ll need to do is to connect each
end of your LAN cable into both of your computer’s Ethernet
Port to connect both computers with each other. If you’re
using a modem or router switch then make sure everything is
connected properly.
And if you are trying to share thing like transferring some files
from your laptop to some another laptop, then you can also
user your laptops Wi-Fi to share your files wirelessly. To do
that, both of the WIFI enabled devices needed to connect to
some WIFI router, and the rest of whole procedure is same
like others.

Step 2 –LAN Connection Setting

After connecting everything now it’s time to setup an IP
address in both your computers to make your computer to
identify the connection. You’ll just need to follow this same
procedure in both of your computers or maybe laptops.
Open your Windows Control Panel, or you can search for
“Network and Sharing Center” in the Start Menu.
Select the Network and Sharing Center option.
From the left sidebar, click on “Change Adapter Settings”
option.
After that, open your “Local Area Connection” or I say Ethernet
Adaptor’s properties.
Now select the “Internet protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”
option and then click on its “Properties” button.
Now when the “Internet protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
properties” windows get popped up. Enter the IP address
manually as shown in the picture given below and click on the
“Ok” button after entering it.
This IP address given the picture is only going to works when
you connected both of your computers via crossover cable.If
you have a modem or
If you have a modem or WIFI router, then you’ll have to add
the gateway IP as well. In that case, your IP should need to
look like this –

Step 3 – Change Default Sharing Setting

After entering the IP Address in both of your computers, now
you’ll need to change the sharing setting of your computers to
permit access rights for another computer.
To do that, first, you’ll again have to go back to the Network
and Sharing Center setting page of your Windows and then
select the “Advanced sharing settings” option to see all your
computers network sharing setting.
After when the sharing setting window gets opened, now you’ll
need to change your network setting to those options as
shown listed below:
Turn on network discovery
Turn on file and printer sharing
Allow windows to manage homegroup connection
(recommended)
Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and
write files in the public folders
Use 128-bit encryption to help protect files sharing
connections (recommended)
Turn off password protected sharing
Make these changes in all network profiles;

Step 4 – Change Default Workgroup Setting

By the use of this setting, you can create the same workgroup
for both computers to starts sharing, by connected both of
them in the same workgroup. Workgroup setting must be
same in both your computers but the computer’s name should
be different to identify both.
First, you’ll have to press Windows + Pause Break Key on your
keyboard to open your system’s properties window. After that,
click on “Change setting” in workgroup settings category as
shown in the picture given below.
Now in the System properties, you’ll need to click on the
change button, and then you will able to see the other options
for changing your Computer’s Name. So first, click on the
“Change” button then type “WORKGROUP” in the ‘Workgroup:’
options and then click on “ok”. After that, you’ll have to do the
same thing again on your different computer which you
wanted to connect(or maybe on all computers of your LAN
sharing computers). And that’s how your computer can
communicate to each other by working on same LAN
Workgroup;
After that click on “Network ID” and do this manual setting as
given in the picture given below:
After that click on Finish and restart both of your computers.
Step 5- At Last, Turn On Drive Sharing
Now you will able to see your both computer in your windows
network place location and to share your drive via network
you’ll just need to Turn On the drive sharing by making some
changes in that drive’s properties.
Here’s the list of some steps what you can follow to turn on
the drive sharing in your computer or laptop:
Right click on your drive and select Properties.
Then, select “Sharing”.
Then, click on “Advanced Sharing”.
Then, tick the “Share this folder”.
Then, click on “Permissions”.
Then, tick on “Full control”.
Then, click on “OK”.
At last, click on “OK” again and that’s it.