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plug both network cards to a HUB using CAT5 cables or you can directly connect one network card to the other using a crossover CAT5 cable.<br />

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plug both network cards to a HUB using CAT5 cables or you can directly connect one network card to the other using a crossover CAT5 cable.


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No hub in home, only two PCs with Win2000 installed, both have Lan Card. If I connect two PCs using RJ45, what software I need? How to setup?
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No hub in home, only two PCs with Win2000 installed, both have Lan Card. If I connect two PCs using RJ45, what software I need? How to setup?

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you do not need any software but you will need a different cable. &nbsp;You need a &quot;crossover&quot; RJ45. &nbsp;
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you do not need any software but you will need a different cable.  You need a "crossover" RJ45.  

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Yes, I brought a &quot;crossover&quot; RJ45. How I setup? Please tell me details about setup. &nbsp;
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Yes, I brought a "crossover" RJ45. How I setup? Please tell me details about setup.  

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Thanks. It works. <br />
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If it prompts &quot;\\169.x.x.x\IPC$&quot;, What &quot;IPC&quot; means? Which password it needs?<br />

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Thanks. It works.

If it prompts "\\169.x.x.x\IPC$", What "IPC" means? Which password it needs?


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what user name are you logged on as on both PCs. &nbsp;If it is the same then you can just type the password for the account.<br />
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Otherwise map a drive using<br />
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net use z: \\169.x.x.x.\c$ /USER:username<br />
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then type the password when prompted<br />
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what user name are you logged on as on both PCs.  If it is the same then you can just type the password for the account.

Otherwise map a drive using

net use z: \\169.x.x.x.\c$ /USER:username

then type the password when prompted



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How to connect two notebook PCs via cable from Lan card? Both use Win2000 OS.
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How to connect two notebook PCs via cable from Lan card? Both use Win2000 OS.

How to connect two PCs via cable from Lan card?

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.