Connecting 2 PCs with some kind of cable

In California, I used to have a cable that connected my two PCs. I lost the cable when I moved, so I went to Staple's and asked them for a cable and how to connect the computers. They insisted that in Arizona it was not possible to connect without a router and they sold me a Netgear web safe hardwired router. I did not feel well when I started using this router. Can someone please instruct me on what cable to buy, where to buy it, and how to connect the two computers. Thank you.

> In California, I used to have a cable that connected my two PCs.
> I lost the cable when I moved, so I went to Staple's and asked
> them for a cable and how to connect the computers. They insisted
> that in Arizona it was not possible to connect without a router

For one, you should never believe anything told to you by a
retail employee.  :-)

For two, a simple Internet search will usually find you the
answers you are looking for.  I just did a search, and found
that an ethernet crossover cable is all that is needed to
connect two PC's together (no router).  Here are the
instructions:

http://www.howtodothings.com/computers-internet/how-to-connect-2-pcs-directly

Marc

> For two, a simple Internet search will usually find you the
> answers you are looking for.  I just did a search, and found
> that an ethernet crossover cable is all that is needed to
> connect two PC's together (no router).  Here are the
> instructions:
>
> http://www.howtodothings.com/computers-internet/how-to-connect-2-pcs-directly

Oh, and a second search revealed that you connect two PC's together
via certain serial or USB cables:

  http://en.kioskea.net/faq/342-connecting-two-computers-with-a-usb-cable

These may be too specialized to find at Staples... you may need to
instead buy them online.

Marc

Excellent one Marc!
Lizzie
 



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> In California, I used to have a cable that connected my two PCs.
> I lost the cable when I moved, so I went to Staple's and asked
> them for a cable and how to connect the computers. They insisted
> that in Arizona it was not possible to connect without a router

For one, you should never believe anything told to you by a
retail employee. :-)

For two, a simple Internet search will usually find you the
answers you are looking for. I just did a search, and found
that an ethernet crossover cable is all that is needed to
connect two PC's together (no router). Here are the
instructions:

http://www.howtodothings.com/computers-internet/how-to-connect-2-pcs-directly

Marc



     

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