I'm not really an expert in networking but it just happens I have a laptop and PC in close proximity along with a long Ethernet wire.
Both my PC and laptop can access the Internet w/o any wire connection (my PC uses D-link USB dongle and my laptop utilizes Intel's Centrino).
I already setup a wireless network. Got them to join under the same work-group as well as under the same home-group. However, there always seem to be a wireless communication problem between my PC and laptop due to inconsistency.
I believe that this long Ethernet wire will keep the communication consistent.
So I'm wondering by the time I've plugged in my Ethernet wire between the two machines have I already accomplished the first step towards a wired LAN connection?
What further steps must I take in order to fully establish a wired LAN connection.
If this helps, my laptop is running the regular Windows 8 edition and my PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate Edition.
Let me know what steps I should take and what advantages I could utilize to optimize the wired LAN experience.
Both my PC and laptop can access the Internet w/o any wire connection (my PC uses D-link USB dongle and my laptop utilizes Intel's Centrino).
I already setup a wireless network. Got them to join under the same work-group as well as under the same home-group. However, there always seem to be a wireless communication problem between my PC and laptop due to inconsistency.
I believe that this long Ethernet wire will keep the communication consistent.
So I'm wondering by the time I've plugged in my Ethernet wire between the two machines have I already accomplished the first step towards a wired LAN connection?
What further steps must I take in order to fully establish a wired LAN connection.
If this helps, my laptop is running the regular Windows 8 edition and my PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate Edition.
Let me know what steps I should take and what advantages I could utilize to optimize the wired LAN experience.