WINDOWS 7 LAN INTERNET CONNECTION AND SHARING WITH PC DESKTOPS

In this wireless world of internet connections, there is the LAN way to connect 2 PC desktops or laptops along with the quicker WiFi ad-hoc internet connection method comes into play. However, not everybody has a wireless card installed on their PC / computers, the LAN internet connection, i.e. to create a local area network (LAN) is the origin of sharing internet and files/folders for which the steps required to create this connection on Windows 7 or Vista are given as follows.

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WINDOWS 7 LAN INTERNET CONNECTION AND SHARING WITH PC DESKTOPS

Posted On Feb 21, 2013 By Sarvesh Chandra

In this wireless world of internet connections, there is the LAN way to connect 2 PC desktops or laptops along with the quicker WiFi ad-hoc internet connection method comes into play. However, not everybody has a wireless card installed on their PC / computers, the LAN internet connection, i.e. to create a local area network (LAN) is the origin of sharing internet and files/folders for which the steps required to create this connection on Windows 7 or Vista are given as follows.

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See also Share Internet Connection Via Wifi Hotspot, Bluetooth and USB Tethering

Steps to Connect your PC with LAN Internet Connection to Another PC

1. At first, you need to go out and buy the straight patch Ethernet LAN cable. Buy it here. Make sure that “patch” or “crossover” is written on the cord.
2. Connect them to both the computers.
3. Go to “Network and Sharing Center” through the Control Panel.
4. Select “Network Connection” and right click Local Area Network connection and select “Properties”. 
5. Now select “Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)” and click “Properties”.
6. Now, once you are inside the TCP/IP properties of your computer, click “Use the following IP”and enter 192.168.0.1 as IP address and 255.255.255.0 as subnet mask. Leave the other details blank and click “OK”. 
7. Now go to TCP/IP properties of the second computer and enter the same details except the IP address, which should be 192.168.0.2 and click “OK”.
8. Done. Now the networks are operatable. You might need to restart both the computers in some cases.
9. Now, if you’re looking to SHARE the internet connection between 2 computers, go to Local Area Network properties again and click on the Sharing tab. Select “Enable internet connection sharing”.
10. To share files and folders between the 2 computers, go to the properties of that file/folder and select Sharing tab. Click “Share” to share on the network.

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Steps to Connect your PC with LAN Internet Connection to Another PC

1. At first, you need to go out and buy the straight patch Ethernet LAN cable. Buy it here. Make sure that “patch” or “crossover” is written on the cord.
2. Connect them to both the computers.
3. Go to “Network and Sharing Center” through the Control Panel.
4. Select “Network Connection” and right click Local Area Network connection and select “Properties”. 
5. Now select “Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)” and click “Properties”.
6. Now, once you are inside the TCP/IP properties of your computer, click “Use the following IP”and enter 192.168.0.1 as IP address and 255.255.255.0 as subnet mask. Leave the other details blank and click “OK”. 
7. Now go to TCP/IP properties of the second computer and enter the same details except the IP address, which should be 192.168.0.2 and click “OK”.
8. Done. Now the networks are operatable. You might need to restart both the computers in some cases.
9. Now, if you’re looking to SHARE the internet connection between 2 computers, go to Local Area Network properties again and click on the Sharing tab. Select “Enable internet connection sharing”.
10. To share files and folders between the 2 computers, go to the properties of that file/folder and select Sharing tab. Click “Share” to share on the network.

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1. Start your PC.
2. At the sign-in screen, hold the Shift key down, click the Power button on the bottom-right, and select Restart.
   If you cannot see anything on the screen because of a black screen, then start your PC, as the blue Windows logo appears, press the power button and reboot again. Repeat these steps three times until you trigger Windows 10 automatic repair. Follow the on-screen directions and launch the advanced options menu.
3. Once you're the advanced startup menu, click Troubleshoot.
   
4. Click Advanced options.
   
5. Click Startup Settings.
   
6. Click the Restart button.
   
7. On the Startup settings, press 5 or F5 to enter in Safe Mode with Networking.
   

se the Windows key + I keyboard shortcut to open the Settings app. Under System type, you will see two pieces of information: if it says 32-bit operating system,x64-based processor, then it means that your PC is running a 32-bit version of Windows 10 on a 64-bitprocessor.