How to setup home network

[pcnw]

I am confussed and not sure about homegroup network in Win 7. When I connect 2 pc's with a router everything works fine without to tweak anything. But when I connect a pc to another directly with LAN I can't manage to see them connected.

Any ideas ?

 

[clifford_cooley]

Pin - - - - -Name - - - - - Description
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1 - - - - - -TX+ - - - - - -Transmit Data+
2 - - - - - -TX- - - - - - -Transmit Data-
3 - - - - - -RX+ - - - - - -Receive Data+
6 - - - - - -RX- - - - - - -Receive Data-

Connecting a standard Ethernet Cable from PC to PC would cause a communication error. Both computers would be listening on pins 3 and 6 for a signal. Both computers would be talking on pins 1 and 2 for a signal.

This is where the term Networking Switch come into focus. A Network switch will switch the signaling so that any computer on a network can hear and talk to the others.

When connecting PC to PC you have to options:

1. Using a special cable that has been wired to connect to hubs together can be used to connect two computers together. The cable is called a Crossover Cable.
2. Connecting PC to PC through Windows that switches the RX and TX on the port will also allow for communication.

 

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