ARCHIVED: In Windows, how do I use Direct Cable Connection to connect two computers?
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You can use Direct Cable Connection in Windows 2000 and XP:
- Windows must be installed on each computer. However, you are not restricted to using the same version of Windows on both computers. (For example, you could connect a Windows 2000 computer to a Windows XP computer.)
- Direct Cable Connection must be installed on both computers.
- You must have a bi-directional serial or parallel port cable, or a null modem cable.
Follow the appropriate directions below to make the cable connection:
Windows XP
- From the
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menu, select , then
.
- Under "Network Tasks", choose , and then click .
- Select . Click .
- Select . Click .
- One of the two computers has to be set up as the Host and the other as the Guest. The Host is the computer that has the files or resources that you want to transfer, and the Guest is the computer to which you will transfer the files or resources. Choose which role this computer will play in the transfer, or , and then click .
- If this computer will be a Host, select which port and cable you
want to use for this connection; the Wizard phrases this by asking you
to choose the "Device". Choose the proper one; for example, if you're
using a parallel cable for the connection, choose
If this computer will be a Guest, you will see a page that prompts you to type the Internet service provider the Host computer uses for general Internet use, because for the purposes of Direct Cable Connection, the Host computer is the ISP for the Guest computer.
. You need to type a name for this connection, such as the name of the Host computer. You may select any name you want. Do not worry about whatClick
. .
- If this computer will be a Host, you will select the users who can use this connection. If this computer will be a Guest, you will choose whether other users can use this connection, or if it should be restricted to just you. Make your selection, and then click .
- If this computer is a Guest, you have the opportunity to check a box that will place a shortcut for the connection on the desktop. If this computer is a Host, that option is not available. In both cases, this is the last page. Click .
Windows 2000
- From the menu, select , then .
- Double-click .
- The Network Connection Wizard will start. Click .
- Select , and then click .
- One of the two computers has to be set up as the Host and the other as the Guest. The Host is the computer that has the files or resources that you want to transfer, and the Guest is the computer to which you will transfer the files or resources. If this computer will be the Host, then select here. Otherwise, select .
- Select which port and cable you want to use for this connection; the Wizard phrases this by asking you to choose the "Device". Choose the proper one; for example, if you're using a parallel cable for the connection, choose , and then click .
- If you're setting this computer up as the Host, you will now specify which users can connect to the computer. You may select any of the ones listed, or you may click to create a new one. If you are setting this computer up as the Guest, you will now specify whether all users can use this connection, or if it is reserved for only yourself. Select one and click .
- Enter a name for the connection, and then click .
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 12:43:48.