Connecting two Windows 7 systems using a cross over Cable

nj_gamer

nj_gamer

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Hi,
I'm having trouble connecting my desktop and my laptop using a crossover cable. Most of the guides on the internet are based on Windows XP, But windows 7 has some new stuff called home group, i find it really annoying and i'm not able to connect both systems.

The IP is 192.168.1.34 and 192.168.1.36 and the default gateway and DNS is 192.168.1.1, but still i'm not able to ping both systems...

Can anyone please guide me?
Regards
 
I managed to solve this after a lot of hair pulling.

1) Connect both comps with a straight or cross cable. Any type will do.
2) Set both nics to auto configure the ip.
3) Ok that's all :)

Homegroups will not work, though.
 
zhopudey said:
I managed to solve this after a lot of hair pulling.

1) Connect both comps with a straight or cross cable. Any type will do.

2) Set both nics to auto configure the ip.

3) Ok that's all :)

Homegroups will not work, though.
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Only the newer NIC cards/ Some Onboard NIC cards will support running over "Any Cable" Straight or Cross.

It is better to use a Cross Cable and do this, in general.
 
In this we wud DEFAULT ADMIN SHARES

First System ...
TCP/IP v4 Config ...
IP address 172.16.1.1
Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0

Firewall Config ( if using Windows Firewall ) .... leave Exception for FILE and PRINT Sharing ... IF USING ANY other THIRD PARTY FIREWALL... Either Configure it for the Same or Disable it Temporarily

Set the Username Password to 111

Second System ...

TCP/IP v4 Config ...
IP address 172.16.1.2
Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0

Firewall Config ( if using Windows Firewall ) .... leave Exception for FILE and PRINT Sharing ... IF USING ANY other THIRD PARTY FIREWALL... Either Configure it for the Same or Disable it Temporarily

Set the Username Password to 1111
HOW TO ACCESS Networked Filesystems :-

On First Computer ... Press Winkey+R ( to open a RUN CMD PROMPT ) and type

\\172.16.1.2 and press enter

if all goes well then u wud be asked for Entering Username and Password of the SECOND SYSTEM User ( of whom u set the password to 1111 )
Enter Valid Username and Password and Press Enter ... it wud openup a Blank Windows Explorer ...
There Above in the Address Bar ... type \\172.16.1.2\c$ to Second System C Drive
d$ for D Drive ... So On and So Forth ...

Same Way Applicable for accessing System 1 from Sytem2
( After u add FILE AND PRINT SHARING AS A EXCEPTION IN WINDOWS FIREWALL ... u wud be able to Ping Shing the Systems )

Enjoy SMD SHARES Jalwa ... wud been more Fun With Gbit Connections ...
 
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