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popper · 06-12-2008, 05:56

remove the switch, get yourself a second USB2 Ethernet adaptor or use the one supplyed with your VM BB connection if they gave you one (that dark blue USB to ethernet adaptor) and plug it into the laptop, and connect that directly to the destop PC with your crossover ethernet cable.

set that second ethernet to a fixed IP of say 192.168.0.2 and set your desktop PC's ethernet card as 192.168.0.3 netmasks of 225.225.225.0

set file sharing on both, and your done, but using the networking wizard (assuming your running windows)will be easyer for your setting up the Ip addresses and you will have auto web browsing on the desktop PC while the laptops powered on and connected even if you dont need/want it.

06-12-2008, 05:56	#9
popper Inactive Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,270	Re: Connetcing 1 laptop 1 computer 1 modem with a Switch. remove the switch, get yourself a second USB2 Ethernet adaptor or use the one supplyed with your VM BB connection if they gave you one (that dark blue USB to ethernet adaptor) and plug it into the laptop, and connect that directly to the destop PC with your crossover ethernet cable. set that second ethernet to a fixed IP of say 192.168.0.2 and set your desktop PC's ethernet card as 192.168.0.3 netmasks of 225.225.225.0 set file sharing on both, and your done, but using the networking wizard (assuming your running windows)will be easyer for your setting up the Ip addresses and you will have auto web browsing on the desktop PC while the laptops powered on and connected even if you dont need/want it.