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How can you networking two computers without using switch or hub what are the procedures?
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The easiest way is to use a "crossover" cable. A typical Ethernet cable is wired straight-through... I.E.: pin 1 on one end is wired to pin 1 on the other end, pin 2 to pin 2, etc. Just go down to a store which sells computers, computer parts, and accessories, and ask a sales person for a "crossover" network cable.
Plug one end of the crossover cable into the NIC (network interface card) on one computer, plug the other end into the second computer. Manually assign IP addresses to both computers which are unique, but in the same subnet. For example, give one computer an IP address of 192.168.3.101, and the other, 192.168.3.102. Give both of them a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. With the subnet mask I just gave, both computers would be on the same subnet: 192.168.3.nnn.
With file and printer sharing enabled, you would be able to copy files and share a printer between the two computers. You can also configure internet sharing, assuming that your Internet connection is either through a USB port, dial-up modem, or connected to a computer with two (2) NIC's installed (one for Internet, the other to connect to the 2nd computer).
If you want to make a crossover cable yourself, you'll need RJ-45 connectors, a suitable crimping tool, and a length of Cat5 or higher (Cat5, Cat5e [enhanced Cat5], or Cat6) cable. For a straight through cable (hub/router to computer), here are the pin numbers and colors:
1 - white/orange, 2 - orange, 3 - white/green, 4 - blue, 5 - white/blue, 6 - green, 7 - white/brown, 8 - brown.
A store-bought cable may have the orange and green pairs reversed. Which pin is #1? Hold the RJ-45 connector in your hand, with the open end (to insert the cable) pointing down to the ground. Turn it so that the clip is away from you, the 8 teeth/pins are facing you (keeping the pins up and the open end down). The pins are numbered from 1 to 8, from left to right.
A crossover cable has pins 1 & 2 on the first end connected to pins 3 & 6 on the other end (and vice-versa: 3 & 6 to 1 & 2, respectively). I.E.: you should have: 1 - white/orange, 2 - orange, 3 - white/green, ... , 6 - green, ... on one end, and on the other end, it should be: 1 - white/green, 2 - green, 3 - white/orange, ... , 6 - orange, ... (the blue and brown pairs remain unchanged, or left disconnected). This should work for network speeds of up to 100Mbps.
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