How to connect two laptops?

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Hi All,   It may be a basic question, but rather i prefer to ask here. How can i connect two laptops? (Both equipped with NIC). Is it possible to connect them using USB port ?   Thanks, Arun

Arunvijai · Accepted Answer

Hi All,   Thanks for your messages. I 've connected using a normal ethernet cable and it works for me. I would like know is it possible to connect via USB cable?   Thanks, Arun

jwatt · Accepted Answer

I 've connected using a normal ethernet cable and it works for me.

Arun,

That's both good news and a surprise! I didn't realize laptops had autosensing Ethernet adapters. What model are the two laptops, and if the Ethernet adapters aren't the built-in ones, what model are the adapters?

That information will help anyone else that's trying to connect machines directly to each other.

Jim

msgale · Answer

You should be able to connect the two laptops using a crossover cable (NIC to NIC).  Assign a different fixed IP to each, i.e 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 and a netmask of 255.255.255.0

akumany · Answer

actaully u dont even need a crossover cable, all u need is a ethernet cable...do the same as above, except this time juss add a gateway address... this has to be the same for both laptops...

msgale · Answer

Thanks for the correction.  I always did it with the cross over, I never tryed with a straight cable, live and learn.

jwatt · Answer

See this set of cable pinout diagrams. Note that a crossover cable will connect the transmit pair on one machine to the receive pair on the other machine. Unless the machine connectors support "autosensing", a crossover cable will be needed.

Jim

JarmoD · Answer

See this USB FAQ, specifically Q5 and Q6.  The short answer is, apparently, 'no', unless you have a USB bridge.  Trying it without a bridge could destroy both PCs.

Arunvijai · Answer

Hi Jim, My two laptop models are 1) Dell Latitude D600 (Gigabyte Ethernet) -- Win 2K Pro 2) Compaq Presario V2000 (Intel Pro) -- XP Home -- Arun

user_808109 · Answer

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