Hey I just moved my desktop computer to another roo and I don't think it has a wireless card, but I was wondering how can I connect my laptop to my desktop computer to get internet connection? My laptop has Windows XP on it and my desktop has Windows 7 on it. I don't wanna have to buy anything to do this, I just want to be able to connect my laptop to my desktop via an ethernet cable, just a regular ethernet cable. How would I do this?
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Jump to PostWithout buying anything? That's not possible. Unless you cut up your existing Ethernet cable and re-wired it into a crossover cable.
Jump to Post... HOW can you connect them, unless you HAVE a network card? ... check/verify your desktops configuration. make sure whether or not you do ... or do NOT... have a wireless card. Because you say "I don't THINK it has a wireless card..." go, make certain... Other than that... are …
Jump to Postdukane's right. You can chop up regular ethernet cables and rewire them into a cross over cable. just check/be sure of your wiring. You can probably find decent wiring guides for "crossover cables" on the internet.
Jump to Postagree with all the above and even suggest if the distance is too long for one cable buy (yes you will have toà) a router and just extend again. Wirelss is ok but not through stone walls metal or in the voicinity of high electrical fields like micro waves.
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