✨How to Connect Two Computers and share files using LAN Cable on WINDOWS 11, 10 & 8.1
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- Опубліковано 14 бер 2023
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In this video We will see How to Connect Two Computers Via LAN Cable in Windows 11,10 and 8.1. So let us see How to Connect 2 PC together with a LAN Cable on WINDOWS.
🕑 Time Stamps 🕓
00:07 Setting up a local network between two computers using LAN cable
01:17 Naming and identifying computers on a LAN network
02:49 Configure network settings and advanced sharing settings
04:52 Connecting two computers and sharing files using LAN cable
06:32 Configure LAN settings for file sharing.
08:33 Create shortcuts on desktop for easy network access
10:06 Transfer files via LAN cable between two computers
11:26 Connecting and sharing files on LAN using LAN Cable
➡️This instructions in this video tutorial can be applied for laptops, desktops, computers, and tablets which run the Windows 11,10 and 8.1 operating system like Windows Home, Windows Professional, Windows Enterprise, Windows Education. This tutorial will work on all hardware manufactures, like Samsung, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Dell.
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Huge thanks for this video. It was excellently executed and I’d failed based on the methodology of others.
Thanks, it worked. Simple tutorial.
When I open the icons, for example PC-1 or PC-2, it just says: This folder is empty.
Great video bit by bit 😊 Thank you so much.
that was very clear for me
Thanks, friend. I was looking for it.
The shortcut creation at the end of the video saved my ass... I previously did everything but nothing was showing in network session. So after creating the shortcuts for them i can access everything.. Thanks buddy ❤❤
Ok🙂
is your both pc out of internet while doing this? or do they have wifi on
thank you this was very helpful
Thank you so much! I'm changing computers bit i don't wanna buy an external hard drive or a cloud storage subscription just to move my files
TIME STAMP:
00:07 Setting up a local network between two computers using LAN cable
01:17 Naming and identifying computers on a LAN network
02:49 Configure network settings and advanced sharing settings
04:52 Connecting two computers and sharing files using LAN cable
06:32 Configure LAN settings for file sharing.
08:33 Create shortcuts on desktop for easy network access
10:06 Transfer files via LAN cable between two computers
11:26 Connecting and sharing files on LAN using LAN Cable
🕑Time Stamps🕓
Okay thank you!
Great idea … thanks for helping all of us in this way
@@rkenw996 Ok!
Really appreciate this,thank you!
Ок🙂
You won't be connecting to hosts on any other networks, so you don't need a default gateway or DNS servers. The two PCs just need to be on the same network. They will send out an ARP to determine the MAC address for each other's IP address and then communicate with each other. There is also no need to change the host name if you just use the specified IP addresses.
The name change is for convenience only and to prevent confusion. thats because the name the computer gives itself when installing Windows is a generic name
You're right the method shown on the video is worthless
So how do you do it? 😮
@@rextransformation7418 do as in the video
are the IP addresses from each computer? ty
Create Shortcut
The file \\PC-2 cannot be found.
Please do the troubleshooting
I cant use static ip whats the other option?
Hi! Thank you very much - I have 2 mini computers and want to use one for file storage to keep
the other one running fast but still be able to access the files & this seems easy enough for me to be able to do without being an expert (hopefully). I have a quick question: I only have one monitor, keyboard & mouse so I'm wondering if there's an easy way to connect the 2 computers they way you demonstrated using the same monitor, keyboard & mouse without having to unplug everything and move them back and forth each time?
Hello!
Yes, this can be done - search the Internet for a suitable solution:
www.google.com/search?q=one+monitor+for+two+computers&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
do you restart both computers?
Thank you ❤️
If you're connected to a modem with built in router do all these settings need to be changed or just the names and micromush account info? I don't want to lose my Internet to share movies around the house and will I only need to set shared folders instead of public folders? I've been messing with settings for years and just can't get things to work correctly after the first connection.
I'm sorry, but to use a local network with a cable connection, you need to disconnect the Internet cable from the PC.
And to restore the Internet connection, you need to disconnect the local network cable and change the Internet connection settings.
It worked perfectly!
With this method, can you also use this to create a lan party to play maybe a 1 v 1 or multiplayer game? Together connected via the Ethernet cable between the two pc/laptop?
Remember 10+ years ago was so easy to find info to connect 2 pcs for a lan. No so much crap on UA-cam. Same copy paste and + crap. That I'm playing around 3 f* days and still hit that f* wall again and again. 😢
3:27 it was not going into settings it stayed into control panel
Great help!
thank you!
thanks 👍🏻
Ok😊
Thank you so much brother❤
Ok❤😊
Thanks 👍 you explained very well
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He just tells you to followw him, but do not ask "WHY"!
A really good informative video. Sadly for me, I have spent all afternoon trying to connect a PC to a Lap Top both with Windows 11. I know this is a hit and miss set up with Windows trying to connect two machines together (always has been). On my Desk Top (No1 PC) I can see the lap Top (No2 PC). But it does not matter what I try on No.2 PC it wont see No.1 PC. I am using a wifi connection on both the No.1 & No.2 machines.I have connected both machines Ethernet to Ethernet cable, both PC's still refuse to connect. I have given up now. Thank you again for a really great video.
Same
Hello @@zachall9539 I have got over this issue. I now use an "ezcoo" box (2) from Amazon. The transmitter box connects to my my Desk Top via USB. The file(s) are then sent from the biox via Cat 6 to a receiver box in my other room. In this box I have a External SSD drive plugged in. I can send a 3GB file in less than a minute. When I'm ready, I unplug the SSD from the "ezcoo receiver box and plug it into the Lap Top and copy the data over. It's very quick and does a good job every time. This ezcoo box can accomodate 4 external drives. I have had 4 drives connected and the performance is still just as good.
@@zachall9539 shouldent you be using lan cable??
In this tutorial, can we edit the file from pc2 in pc1 ?
let say I want to edit a word .doc
ua-cam.com/video/GASigVseICc/v-deo.html how about if in my pc-2 the network id is not active? how to fix it?
@@LAOSHIFERDY 1. I'm sorry, but I have never edited documents on the local network..
Try to find a solution to the problem on the Internet:
superuser.com/questions/884837/how-do-i-edit-files-in-network-locations-in-windows-10
You can also ask a question on the Microsoft forum, they answer quickly and professionally:
answers.microsoft.com/en-us/page/faq
2. At what step is the problem, please indicate the time code
For example 2:35
can you play games offline this way?
Thanks. How does it work if I want to connect 3 computers to PC1?
I assume that using this method you can connect 2, 3, 4 and so on computers, but for this you will need a Network hub - LAN switch - splitter
I have two laptops that I'd like to be able to set up to share files - One is a HP and the other is an ASUS. The HP doesn't have a port to accommodate the LAN cable that has the cable endings like those shown on the video, whilst the ASUS does. Is there a cable that can accommodate the link up between these two laptops?
I think no.
Most likely only in this way:
ua-cam.com/video/D_OsSGe9tNI/v-deo.html
@@ipMalik So that apparently restricts me to transferring files via Wifi only.
Love this step by step guide man. Really helpful
Ok!
I've added the ip numbers in the small window, but after restarting i couldn't connect to the web. Yet up till now it was connected. After reverting to no numbers, it worked again.
Before i could connect two PCs, but after changing the internet provider (and using their modem) i don't have connection between the two computers.
I've to properly check it out... 😢
In my video, I said that when using a LAN cable for a local network, there will be no Internet, and in order to resume connecting to the Internet, you need to return all the settings to their original state and connect the Internet cable to the computer.
Exactly 🙂🔥👍💯
Ок 🙂
Thank you!
Ok!
2:52 Anything like *_"this item_* isn't good enough for narration.
It's not working it says the second computer short cut not found
Thankyou
After you connected the PCs can you run each other apps also?
I haven't tried..
This is possible if the application shortcut is located in a folder configured for the local network.
First computer's connection is still: Unidentified Network.
Same, though as I was just about to yeet it, it showed up, maybe after a minute or so
Same, though as I was just about to yeet it, it showed up, maybe after a minute or so
Do you not need a RJ45 crossover LAN cable to use it this way? not the standered Lan cable
Modern computers no longer require a crossover network cable; a regular LAN cable is sufficient😊
@@ipMalik Thank You great to know
@@NeilHodgsonDARKHOURS Ok!
God continue on blessing you.
Ok❤
This is not right from security perspective. If your computer/laptop has Wi-Fi and you are using public Wi-Fi , anyone one on the network can access your data if you disable password protection under all network's settings
Yup no need for public
This was very promising, until I got to the penultimate step setting up the PC-1 at around 4:17. That screen is NOT what comes up when choosing 'Advanced sharing settings. It just goes to the previous menu at 3:28... Is there an explanation???
I have a Samsung, Windows-11 Home, version 23H2.
I'm sorry..
The only explanation for the discrepancy between the image on the screen and your Samsung is that the video was made almost a year ago and it was the previous version of Windows 11.
And you have the latest Windows 11 update installed.
it ended up working after all. Thank you @@ipMalik
@@SDR90401 Ok!
Pc-2 lost internet connection, why?
So i tried this and its works but the data transfer are so slow. about 11mbps
any ways to fix this? (im using normal lan cable)
Perhaps with a crossed LAN cable you will have more speed, also the speed depends on the power of the CPU and memory drives on two PCs.
My PC-1 and PC-2 have SSDs connected.
@@ipMalik its from nvme drive to another nvme drive so its probably the lan cable.
it only show 100mbps on the ethernet status, it probably just cat5.
ima gonna search for better cable tomorrow.
I am trying to connect my old Win10 computer to my new Win11 computer and be able move most files and folders from OLD to NEW. Will this setup work or is it possible?
Yes, of course it will work!
@@ipMalik I'm not sure what is going wrong, but I have gone through your full video 3 times, and entered everything as shown. When I try to click on "C" under network on computer #1 (Win 11), I get the error message "Windows cannot access \\COMPUTER NAME\C where I put my actual computer name in. When looking at the network listings on Computer #1, my computer #2 only shows 3 folders. When I go into file explorer on computer #2, the "network" listing only shows computer #2, and only the same 3 folders. I can't see computer #1 from #2 file explorer network. Hope that makes sense.
@@brucejohnson5568 What can I say about your comment:
I made this video on 2 computers, Windows 11 Pro is installed on the new PC, Windows 10 Pro is installed on the old PC, I tested this method several times, always without problems, and only after that I posted the video tutorial on UA-cam.
Usually problems arise if one of the steps to do something wrong..
Try step by step to return all the changes on two computers to the original settings, restart the PC and go all the way again from the very beginning, and it is most convenient to do this step by step following the video, that is, pause the video at each step, enter new settings on the PC and then run the next step in the video - so you can achieve the result.
@@ipMalik Thank you for your reply. I will continue trying.
@@brucejohnson5568 Ок
Hi! may I use your videofor my school project?
Hello!
Yes, sure!
I haven’t tried it myself, but I think that using this method to connect several PCs:
www.amazon.com/ethernet-splitter/s?k=ethernet+splitter
@@ipMalik thank you💗
@@ipMalik thank you so much!
@@AprilLynSalimbacod Ok💕
Some commentators mentioned that in this setup (direct connection of two PCs) you only need IP addresses, no default gateways or DNS servers). However, at least Windows 11 will only identify the network if you put in all those info, and only then will you be able to permanently switch the network to private
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how to open or asscess a burned laptop if i want to move the whole hard drive
If your burned-out laptop won't turn on, then there's no way...
You may be able to open the bottom cover of the laptop using the video tutorial on UA-cam, then disconnect the SATA and power cables from the drive and remove it from the laptop.
After that, you can connect this drive to your desktop computer and transfer files to your computer, and this will not be difficult.
Or you can use a USB drive adapter to connect this drive to another computer, and so on..
question and all you need is a simple ethernet cable? i ask couse i knew that the cable suppose up to know it have to be reversed on the one side
Yes, a regular network cable is suitable for modern PCs.
I followed a similar method and it worked, but when I took lan cable out of router and plugged into laptop for downloading a file, the laptop showed 'No internet' inspite of internet being available. I had to reset the adapter to use wired connection from my router.
This is fine.
Is it possible to use a Double Lan connector in case we also need internet on one PC?
In this method, it is possible to use either a local network using a cable or the Internet, but it is impossible to do both at the same time.
This is a security concern, your DNS does not need to be set to that IP address. Please explain.
If you connect two computers with a cable and at that moment there is no Internet connection, what kind of security breach are you talking about?
After all, you will not connect the attacker's PC 2 computer to your PC 1 computer with a cable.
Without a router, neither host can even communicate with that DNS address. More simply, you don't even need a DNS address (or even a default gateway) in this scenario.
With these ports being used to network, how do you connect both computers to the internet router?
At the moment when you connect two PCs with an Internet cable, it is impossible to connect these computers to the Internet.
@@ipMalik Thanks for the reply. So, one has to be wireless, right? Then, for the best security, I'm guessing the internet should be hardwired and the network could be wireless. What do you think?
OR, could I get a couple of USB>Ethernet adapters and "create" an extra LAN port on each computer? If so, I'd leave the LAN cables for the internet alone, and be back to networking the computers with a cable the way you show. Hmm.
@@timberwolf7341 Yes, in my opinion this scheme is quite real, but I have not tried to do this and therefore I do not have an exact answer.
Perhaps you will find such a solution on the Internet...
Does Straight through vs. Cross over cabling matters?
For fairly modern computers, this does not matter.
I connected a regular straight cable to a 2014 computer and everything worked without problems.
This did not work for me. Windows 7 on the laptop and Windows 10 on the PC.
what if my pc does not have a part where to put the lan cable
Every computer or laptop has a port for connecting a LAN cable to a LAN connector for Internet access.
A cable is inserted into the same place to create a local network.
Worked well, but the speed is not that great. Maybe that's related to my cable
The speed also depends on the disks on two computers.
On two of my PCs, both drives are SSD.
@@ipMalik ahh mine was HDD. That's why it was showing 1mb/sec
@@Dylan_Leo Yes, HDD is slower than SSD
I cant enter my first pc because need username and password. So how sir? First pc using windows 10 pro
Apparently one of the PCs has a Microsoft account and that’s why the problem arose.
Log into Windows with a local account and there will be no problem.
Are you using a normal LAN cable or a crossover cable...big difference.
Crossover cables are not used anymore
You're not wrong, but most interfaces have been Auto MDI-X for a very long time.
@@userverse2645 I used it between laptops with Windows 10 and Windows 11. Works perfectly
Is this connection created using a lan cable or a cross cable?
Usé un cable de red, hoy en día en la mayoría de los casos no es necesario un cable cruzado para tal conexión.
@@ipMalik could be helpful to address that in future videos when appropriate. And maybe a very short explanation of why.
@@ipMalik English please?
@@tnndll4294 I used a network cable, today in most cases a crossover cable is not necessary for such a connection.
Some will require a crossover cable others will switch in the nic.
True enough. But most things are Auto MDI-X for 10+ years. The chances of finding such an old interface is quite low nowadays.
What determine the ip address used? And why use ip address?
Any address is fine. Usually you should choose from a private address range, but in this case it really doesn't matter because there are only two hosts.
Ultimately, the connection will use layer 2 MAC addresses to communicate. However, networks in general also need to be routed to external networks, which is why things start with IP addresses. Once these two hosts determine that they are on the same network, they send out an ARP to determine each other's MAC address to directly communicate with each other.
Man i have an Error: Sie können nicht auf diesen freigegebenen Ordner zugreifen, weil der Zugriff nicht authentifizierter Gäste durch die Sicherheitsrichtlinien Ihrer Organisation blockiert werden. Diese Richtlinien helfen, Ihren PC vor unsicheren oder bösartigen Geräten im Netzwerk zu schützen.
Es tut mir leid, aber in den Kommentaren wird es schwierig sein, zur Lösung dieses Problems beizutragen. Versuchen Sie, im Internet etwas Ähnliches wie diesen Artikel zu finden:
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Its a pain to setup but it works😅
Ok😊
I am not getting the transfer speed you got there
The data transfer rate depends on:
1. CPU speed on PC 1 and PC 2.
2. Storage media on PC 1 and PC 2.
On my PC 1 and PC 2, the storage media is SSD.
cool vid...doesnt work
I don't have microsoft account
So what should I do?
I can't use it?
Open Settings, then open the "Accounts" tab, and look at the top in the middle which account you have, local or Microsoft.
If you have Microsoft, then a little lower open the “Your data” tab and click “Sign in with a local account instead.”
There will be no problems with a local account.
"Click this one", without giving a name. The screen is blurred and the print very small. Which one? Your and explanations are good but this video and other have step location problems.
I'm sorry - I did it too quickly, that's my mistake.
If you press pause, you can see that I clicked on the PC-2 icon
paste.pics/NNPD2
Thank you for noticing my mistake!
Tonight I will delete this video and make another one.
And one more thing - in order for the video on the screen to become clear, click the "Settings" icon in the form of a gear below the screen and select the quality 1080 HD
@@ipMalik Thank you.
100%
just use a usb host brige cable
computer talking lolol damn
Did everything same.
Windows cannot access PC-1.
You donot have permission to acess \\PC-1.
This is the message I got.
Can you please help.
PC-1 is win 11.
PC-2 is win 10.
Kindly help
1. It doesn't matter if PC-1 is Windows 11 and PC-2 is Windows 10 or vice versa.
Sometimes there are problems if one PC has a local account and the other PC has a Microsoft account.
2."You donot have permission to access \\PC-1." - was that the exact text of the message?
If not, please write me the exact text of the message or send a screenshot to my mail
sm.ipmalik@gmail.com