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Is it possible to connect a desktop PC to a laptop by Ethernet cable to allow internet usage on the desktop PC?
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
Yes,You can connect your laptop with your PC and use internet on both of the systems.
Please follow the step by step guide below to have it done:
- First you need to Buy Ethernet Crossover Cable that is long enough to connect your laptop to PC.
- Then you need to connect that Ethernet Cable on the Side of laptop and then the other end at the back LAN port of your PC.
- Go to network Connections or Network and Sharingdepending on your OS.
- Then you need to find LAN Option and then open properties of LAN .
- Select Internet Protocol 4 (IPv4)
- Then select the Use the Following IP Option
- Enter IP address : [ 192 .168 . 1 . 1 ] **You can also enter any other IP Address.
- Enter Subnet Mask: [ 255 . 255 . 255 . 0 ]
- Then do the same in the other PC
- Then Go to sharing options and then create a work-group and share the network with the group and add your PC in the group.
- Allow network access on your laptop for your PC from sharing options.
You can also have different IP(s) on both the systems but DNS should be same.
** You can have problems if the internet connection to the laptop is also LAN.Then you will need a splitter for LAN Cable.
You can also go to a professional if you are not able to set it up and then learn from him or her.
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