How to connect LAN two computer?

Wire in all computers and network printer to the router using cat 5 cable from their Ethernet ports. Cat 5 is faster than wifi. Use blue or white cat 5 leads, do not use any leads that have red on them.

If you buy your router from your ISP there is a good chance they will set it up for you. Check your ISP website for contact number.

Your ISP has to connect the router to the internet.

Then on each computer:

1. Open My Computer >Tools >Folder Options >View Tab >tick “use simple file sharing”
2. In My computer Right click the Hard Drive that you want to share >sharing and search > tick share the folder in network
3. On desktop screen select the my computer icon and right click the icon >properties >computer name tab > Change> bullet workgroup and type in WORKGROUP
4. In control panel category view >network and internet connections
a. select network connections > Find the LAN connection Icon >right click >enable
b. Find the Windows Firewall pop up (located in the LAN icon properties) >bullet Off ( disable any other firewall programs)
c. Find the LAN connection icon >right click >repair
d. In LAN connection properties pop up > Tick the four items in the main window > in properties screen for Internet Protocol >general tab >bullet two auto instructions
5. Using Explorer, expand My Network Places in the directory tree >select Workgroup > click on workgroup and what you can see in the results. This is your home network., you should see each computer that is in the Workgroup domain.
6. You can plug a network printer in the router and load the network printer drivers into each computer and each computer can access the same printer.
7. If you have a sensitive part of a computer that you do not want to share on the network, right click and un tick the sharing.. This can be the Hard drive, partition, folder or file.
8. You do not have to have sharing enabled on your computer to see others, you need sharing on Your computer enabled so others can see you.
9. After all computers are turned on and running, enable the firewall program you use on each computer.
10. Each computer will require their own antivirus and internet security programs.
11. Using the internet browser access the router (see router instructions) by typing in the IP address in the browser go bar.
12. Enable the routers wifi
13. on computers that You want to access the router’s wifi, boot up and run their wifi wizard to find the router
14. If you want to network the wifi computer you have to do the same from step 1 above to it.
WARNING: If you set a laptop HDD or files or folder to share, so that other computers in your home network can see it, you need to know that if you take it to Starbucks or McDonalds, or plug it into your Work network, any one there will be able to connect to it and read your files.