I wants networking between two computers through ethernet cards. using winme & winxp respectivel

i have two ethernet cards. i wants to joint two computers each other for shairing printer LQ=2180. i am using winme in one computer, and winxp in other. please help me and explian all the procedure i.e. sof %26 hardware. thanks

I wants networking between two computers through ethernet cards. using winme %26 winxp respectively. plz help meadware remover

G'day,

Adding to what the first 2 answers told u... if there are just 2 computers, you can buy a cross-over RJ45 Ethernet cable, and connect the cable directly to the ethernet cards in each computer. Then setup the IP address as per the 1st answer.

Sharing printer can be done after connecting the printer to one computer, test the printing, and then share it.

You may want to consider a router if you also want to share internet between 2 computers (so 1 internet connection for 2 computers).

Good Luck!

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To be honest you should LAN with a router and print server. Here is a combination of the two. With this router you can create a LAN with ethernet cables or wireless network card. The two usb ports make it easy to network your printer also.

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U can have a P2P connection between them.

Just open the network settings and manually set the IP address and masking value:)

Highlight TCP/IP (in Local Area Connection Properties dialog) and select Properties.

Then select a private IP (say 192.168.0.1) and mask (say 255.255.255.0). Similarily do for the other computer with a different IP but same mask.

Save all settings and ping each other to see the connection status.

Use printer/file sharing wizard to facilitate the process further.

FYI,

Adi