what else?

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I have two PC's, both with a network adapter.
I have an ethernet cable.
do I need anything else to connect the two pc's together?
do I need anything else to share the internet connection?

tried the connection wizard, but that doesn't seem to do
anything.

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Look at the advice at this web site: www.practicallynetworked.com

especially this starting point: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/

HTH


<number1dad@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I have two PC's, both with a network adapter.
> I have an ethernet cable.
> do I need anything else to connect the two pc's together?
> do I need anything else to share the internet connection?
>
> tried the connection wizard, but that doesn't seem to do
> anything.

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Not a very good answers. If you don't understand networking, bad
answers make it more confusing. The question has two parts:
do I need anything else to connect the two pc's together?
With what you have you can not make a network. If you replace the
straight through ethernet cable you have with a crossover ethernet
cable you can network the two computers together but you are still not
connected to the internet.
do I need anything else to share the internet connection?
One of the computers have to be connected to the internet with a modem
connected to a dial up account or another network adapter connected to
a broadband modem.

For a more secure network use a router connected to the broadband modem
and both PC's connected to the router.