Making a home connection using ethernet

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i have been trying to make a direct connection between two computers with an
ethernet cable but keep getting errors so i have decided to try and set up a
LAN, how do i do this?
 
i have been trying to make a direct connection between two computers with an
ethernet cable but keep getting errors so i have decided to try and set up a
LAN, how do i do this?
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A direct connection between two computers with an Ethernet cable is a
LAN (local area network), so I'm not sure what you're asking.

What errors are you getting? A direct computer-to-computer connection
requires a crossover Ethernet cable. A regular (straight-through)
Ethernet cable won't work, and both computers will report that the
network cable is unplugged,

If you don't want to use a crossover cable, then get a network hub or
switch and connect both computers to it using regular Ethernet cables.
A typical home broadband router has a built-in switch, so both
computers can access a broadband Internet connection through it.
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i have been trying to make a direct connection between two computers with an
ethernet cable but keep getting errors so i have decided to try and set up a
LAN, how do i do this?
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Direct connection between two computers requires the use of a cross over
ethernet cable.

You could set up a LAN using a switch or hub with both computers connected
to the switch or hub with straight through ethernet cables.

You could also use a router to allow both computers to access the Internet
and be on a LAN if you have cable or DSL Internet.
 
i dont have a crossover ethernet cable but could the hub be one of the
computers as it has 4 networking ethernet cable sockets
 
i configured both computers as host and guest, when i tried to connect to the
computer without internet acces i got eroor 628 and when i tried to connect
to the computer with internet i got error 777, but when i got those messages
the computer whithout internet access said it was accessing the internet via
another computer but i dont think it actually was
 
i configured both computers as host and guest, when i tried to connect to the
computer without internet acces i got eroor 628 and when i tried to connect
to the computer with internet i got error 777, but when i got those messages
the computer whithout internet access said it was accessing the internet via
another computer but i dont think it actually was
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You were given the answer by two different people. Why are you not
following the instructions given? You need a crossover cable to connect two
computers to each other, or you need a switch or hub to connect both
computers to.
 
?? That's why you can't get the direct connect to work: It requires the
crossover cable.

Direct connect is simpler and easier than using a hub or switch or whatever
if it's only the two computers involved.
 
I no i just wanna no if and how i can turn one of the computers (with 4
ethernet cable sockets) into a hub
 
The answer is, you cannot. A network hub, switch or router is wired
differently than the network adapter in a computer. You can't make a
network adapter port work as a hub/switch port does without hardware
modifications - like a crossover cable.

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