Q&A for How to Connect Two Computers Together with an Ethernet Cable

This is definitely a possibility. If your Ethernet card is an old model, such as one that's 4 years old, it will likely lead to slow internet activity and upload speeds.

If both computers have a wireless connection to the same router, create a home group and share files.

It depends on how the computer has failed: If it is a software issue, you can try a bootable USB or CD. Files on the HDD should be readable and the PC can be connected. In the case of a bad screen, an external monitor may be used temporarily. A bad RAM stick can be removed if you have more than one and a required amount of ram on the other sticks. A bad CPU or motherboard could prevent the computer from being usable at all but the hard drive can be extracted and a cheap usb adapter connected to the working computer. If the hard drive has failed it may be possible to use a data recovery service but this option can be very costly.

The technique illustrated in the Windows section above works regardless of Windows version. Use the Control Panel, not the Settings app, on each, to set up the network connection.

Using a micro USB cord. It depends on whether you're using Apple or Android, but there are cords for both. Almost every store has them. One end plugs into the computer's USB port, and the other into the phone, and you are good to go.

Yes, but you have to configure link-local addresses and setup routes manually.

Yes. Continue to use the Control Panel as illustrated here. There is nothing different about Windows 10; this article just has screenshots from Vista and 7.

As long as both have Ethernet ports, yes, you can connect an iMac and a Windows 10 computer.

Video games usually use a LAN connection. Connect both computers to a router and start the game on both computers. Select multiplayer and you should see the other computer.

Yes, it will, as long as you turn on (make this PC disprovable) in the network settings.

It must be a crossover ethernet cable since the straight cables are designed for routers.

You'll have to share a folder on the network on one of the machines; procedures for doing this depend on your operating system, but you can generally get there by right-clicking on a folder and looking for "Sharing". Once you do so, the folder will show up under Network in the file browser of the computer at the other end of the Ethernet cable. If you'd like to be able to copy files into the folder(s) from the remote end, be sure to set security privileges on the folder to read/write for everyone.

Yes. It works on all versions from Windows Vista up to 10.

If your monitor has multiple outputs that you can switch between, you could connect both computers to the same monitor, and switch when needed. If your monitor doesn't work that way, buy a cheap one that you can use for that project.

The setup screens for the router determine that. Mine defaults to 10, but I can change it.

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As long as both have Ethernet ports, yes, you can connect an iMac and a Windows 10 computer.

Yes. You would go to the wireless adapter settings (properties) of the computer with working WiFi and select sharing. Check the box for allowing other network users. Select the LAN adapter as your home networking connection. The computer on the other end of the crossover should now have internet.

You can share internet connection between LAN computers using the Bridge Connection option, which you can find in Control Panel.

If there are no drivers for your NIC that are native to the OS, you'll have to determine the manufacturer and model of the network card and use another computer to download the driver from the the manufacturer's website, then put the files on a flash drive for installation on the computer with the new OS.

No, this will not be possible as long as the computer cannot boot and it cannot run the operating system.

Buy an Ethernet adapter for the wireless computer. This will connect to the USB port on your computer and you can use it as a regular Ethernet port.