Network settings. Setting up a home LAN in Windows7 How to install a local network between computers

Computer local networks, in contrast to global, provide communication between computers within one room, and regardless of its size. It can be one apartment or a large shopping center. There are also heterogeneous (mixed) networks, when computers or other devices with different operating systems are connected with each other or with different data transfer protocols. Within one local network, not only computers and laptops can be connected, but also other multimedia devices (TVs, game consoles, music centers, etc.) Communicating such a system, you can view movies or listen to music that is on computer media , on the TV screen or using an audio system, quickly share files, etc.

In this article, we consider an example of setting up a local network for home use. Certain the usual user can cope with this case. We consider the option when the Windows 7 system is familiar to Russian users (the procedure is not different for configuring the home network under Windows 8 or Vista) on all computers.

First stage - equipment selection

The setting begins with the selection of a suitable network component. Several options - Switch (Switch), Router (Router) or Wireless Access Point. Moreover, they can be combined if you plan to create not only the local network, but also connect to the global. What is the difference between these devices?

1. A simple domestic network switch provides only communication between computers using a wired connection. It does not carry any other functions (we will not consider special "smart" devices that are used by providers). Computers and multimedia devices are connected to this network switch with wires. In stores UTP5 cables with compressed ends are called patch cords and sold with different lengths. The length of each patch cord for the home local network does not matter, because from the device to the device the signal passes through the cable without deterioration to 150 meters.
2. Router, or router. This network component not only connects the local networks among themselves, but also can provide access to the Internet. At the same time, many modern models support both wired and wireless communication of the internal system devices (via WiFi).
3. Wireless access point for domestic use will provide the link of your gadgets with each other exclusively through WiFi. Note that computers having a wireless network card can connect to it, well, and modern phones and tablets almost all without exceptions have access to WiFi.

For the simplest communication of home computers in one system, a relatively cheap switch is suitable. Routers and wireless points will cost more. Choose suitable components based on your needs and financial capabilities. In the market they are presented in large quantities.

Second Stage - Setting up the local network (through the SWITCH)

If you choose a simple switch and connecting to it with a cable, we immediately go to the parameter setting step for each computer or device.

In Windows 7, we need to go to the Start menu, select the control panel and open the Network Management Center tab.

By clicking on the name of the network (home network, enterprise network, etc.), you can proceed to creating a working group (but it is better not to complicate the process and cancel the system proposal). On the left you will see the item Change Advanced Sharing Options. Make sure that it includes network detection options, sharing files and printers, sharing folders and other parameters you need. These actions must be carried out on each computer / laptop!

Now configure network cards. In the network management center, press the connection on the local network.

In the window that appears, click Properties and select the Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP / IPv4) and click Properties again. In the window that appears, select the use of the following IP address and prescribe an IP for the first (main) computer - 192.168.0.1, and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.

The string with the gateway number is not specified if the local network does not have access to the Internet. We carry out the same actions on all other devices, only change the last after the point number in the IP address by 2, 3, 4, etc.

The number of connected computers is usually determined by the number of outputs on a hub, which varies from 8-16 or even more. This method of connection with certain settings we will talk a little later, allows you to combine all computers with a single local network. In addition, such a connection allows computers to be on the network independently of each other. Even if one of the computers turn off the network, the rest will continue to work. In order to implement a network via a hub, we will need a special network cable that will associate each computer with the network. This cable is also known as the "twisted pair".

Step Three - Check Network Settings

Now you can check the correctness of the creation of the local network. To do this, in the Start menu, you type CMD and press ENTER, in the window that appears, type Ping and via the gap address of the desired computer, for example, Ping 192.168.0.3. If everything was done correctly, a message about successful package exchange and response time will appear. If the settings were not made correctly, you will see messages for expecting an expectation interval for a query.

Second Stage - Setting the Local Mesh (for the router)

In case you use a router in your system, the configuration of the usual "LAN" does not differ from the above-described actions for the switch. But if you want to connect the local network computers to the Internet, then the procedure is changed radically. We only configure the router, and for all device connected to the home network, set the item in the network card parameters - to receive IP addresses automatically.

To configure the router, you must open the window of any browser and type the network address in the line (it is usually specified on the box itself or in the documentation for it). Depending on the brand and manufacturer, these IP addresses may be different. The browser will open us a window with the router parameters, where you need to specify the information that the provider gave you. If everything was done correctly, all your devices automatically combine on the local network and will be connected to the Internet. Now you can go to 3 steps - check the correctness of the settings and "propagate" all your devices as described above.

Today we will deal with the question of how to configure the Internet on a computer or laptop. As a rule, the Internet is configured by an employee of the provider at the time when you conclude an agreement with him to provide services - after all, it is the correct way to enter the World Wide Web is an indicator of this service. However, after reinstalling Windows or buying a new computer, the Internet configuration can be found, and here the dilemma will appear before us - to cause technical support or do everything with your own hands. In fact, this task is not at all complicated, so reading this article to the end, you can save money more than once.

How to set up the Internet on the computer on the cable?

The most frequent connection type is cable - you will stretch the wire with a special LAN connector in the apartment at the end, which is inserted into the network card in the PC housing. However, depending on the provider, there are several types of network connection. How to properly configure the Internet and which method there is a connection to the worldwide network, should be indicated in the papers of the contract that you were issued with the primary configuration of the Internet. Their multiple - automatic IP, static IP, PPPoE, L2TP, with filtering by MAC address. Consider them in order.

Configuring the Internet automatically

I called this type automatic, because if the provider connects you to this type, then you are lucky - nothing will have to configure anything. With it, the network happens "by itself" - that is, just sticking the Ethernet cable and use the Internet. If he did not work, it is convinced that all configurations are reset - for this we go to "Start\u003e Control Panel\u003e Network and Internet\u003e Network Management Center and Communication\u003e Network Connection Management\u003e Changes in Adapter Parameters", by clicking the right mouse button on " Connection over the local network "and go to" Properties\u003e Internet Protocol Version TCP / IP V.4 ". Here all values \u200b\u200bshould stand on the "automatic" as in the picture

Internet connection on a computer with authorization

In this fairly common type, or rather types, because there are two of them, they will have to drink a little and create a knob to create and enter the login and password to configure the Internet connection. If you are every time you enter the Internet, click on the desktop icon, the window opens to connect in which you click on the button - this is your case.

PPPoe

PPPoE - Connecting to the provider servers is only login and password. If suddenly you reinstalled Windows, then to restore the possibility of entering no, we do the following:

1. Go to "Start\u003e Control Panel"

   

2. next in "Networks and the Internet"

   
   

3. and in the "Network and Common Access Control Center"

   
   

4. Here somewhere on the page (in the left column for Windows 7 or in the main window in Windows 8 and 10) you see the menu item "Installing a connection or network" - click on it

   
   

5. Here I choose "Internet connection" and click "Next"

   
   

6. Choose "high-speed (PPPoe)" and go on

   
   

7. We enter the login and password that issued the provider - they are usually listed in the contract.

   
   

8. After that, we return to the "Network Management Center" and find the "Changing Adapter Settings" link in the menu - pass through it.

   
   

9. We find a "high-speed connection" - now it is "disabled".

   
   

10. Double-click on it, the window will open for authorization. Click the "Connection" button and rejoice! For convenience, this "high-speed connection" can be dragged with the mouse to the "desktop" by creating an icon with a quick reference.

    
    

L2TP

L2TP - Another variety of Internet configuration with authorization. To activate it, we do the same as in the last method, until step No. 4 inclusive.

Connecting a laptop to the Internet with static IP

The following type will not ask you to enter the login and password and click each time the icons for the connection, but it requires manual entry of the IP address settings for connecting to the provider's equipment. For settings, we pass along the "Start\u003e Control Panel\u003e Network and Internet\u003e Network Control Center\u003e Network Connection Tool\u003e Adapter Settings Changes, Right-click on Local Connection and Go to" Properties\u003e Protocol Internet version TCP / IP V.4.

And we enter the IP address and DNS server in the fields the values \u200b\u200bthat the provider provided.

Mac address filtering

And finally, to any of the above type of types, the provider can apply filtering over the MAC address. This means that you can connect the Internet only to that computer, which is registered with the provider. Insert the cable in another - and the Internet will disappear. This bjak manifests usually at the moment when you bought a new computer (or network card) brought home, and the Internet does not plow. Honestly, I do not understand at all, for which some of our "friends" make such a garbage, but if so, you can activate the output to the network you can only call the support service and saying that you bought a new PC.

On this today, everything is confident that you now know exactly how to connect the Internet to a computer and can do it on your own 100%! In addition to the cable connection, any. But this is already in another lesson ...

Thank you! Did not help

The development of electronics led to the reduction of computer equipment, and, as a result, the second computers began to appear in the users' apartments, and after this question arose "How to set up a local network between two computers?".

Computer connection

The simplest way to connect two computers is a cable connection. Let's deal with how to configure a network cable between two computers.

Please note that the cable must be special. In fact, this is the same eight-housing twisted pair, but with the only difference that the ends of this cable are roasted unequal. The cable is also called crossover. If you look at the crossover cable connectors, then notice that the green and orange pairs of wires change in places. This cable is inserted into the network card slot of one and second computers.

Now let's see how to set up a network between two computers. After you have connected computers with each other, we will make the desired settings so that the computers see each other. First you need to give computers various names and place in the same workgroup in the same same.

Do you know that the first test of data transmission technology over the network occurred on October 29, 1969 in the United States?

Setting up a network in Windows XP

Setting up a network between two Windows XP computers is performed as follows: by clicking the right mouse button on the My Computer icon open the context menu and click "Properties", select the "Computer Name" tab, click the "Change" button. Set the computer a new name can be through "Start" (see image). In the "Computer Name" field, you write, for example, "comp1", and for the second computer - "comp2". We call a workgroup, for example, "Office" (this name will be the same for both computers). Click OK and restart the computer.

Now let's see how to configure the connection between the two computers. To do this, you need to set IP addresses to each computer. Press the Start button, select "Setting" and "Network Connections". Here on the connection icon, click on the right mouse button and open the item "Properties".

On the General tab, select the Internet Protocol (TCP \\ IP) "and click the" Properties "button. You select the "Use the following IP address" setting and fill the fields with the address and a mask for the first (for example, 192.268.100.240 and 255.255.255.0, respectively) for the second computer (for example, 192.268.100.245 and 255.255.255.0, respectively). Remember the settings by clicking OK. Local network between two Windows XP computers is ready.

We are convinced that everything works, running the command line (start, execute, type CMD) and from the first computer sending the Ping team 192.268.100.245. If everything is true, a message appears as an answer that 4 packages are sent and 4 packages received.

Provided that one of the PC is connected to the Internet (for example, via a USB modem), you can configure the network between two Windows XP computers, on which the Internet will be distributed to the second computer. To do this, in the network connection properties switch to the "Advanced" tab and put a check mark that allows other users to access the Internet. Now you know how to make a network between Windows XP computers.

Configuring the local network, you may need to configure the printer to print from computers in this network. Recommendations on this topic are given. About configuring Skype on Windows 7 laptop. Read.

Setting up a network in Windows 7/8

Let's see how the local network is configured from two Windows 7 computers. Press the Start button, click the right mouse button on the "Computer" line and click the item "Properties". In the "System" window, click the "Change Parameters" button. In the "Computer Name" tab, also click the "Edit" button and set the names of the computers and the name of the Working Group. Restart the computer.

Microsoft, starting with Windows Vista, has greatly changed the security policy of its systems relative to the local network. The operating system seemed new, some kind of difficult, and therefore many could not figure out how to open access to files on the computer. Today we will analyze how it is done on the example of Windows 8.1, but in Vista and 7 a similar system, and the difference is not fundamental. The local network can also be used for subsequent creation. which will combine all multimedia devices at home or apartments, or To exchange files with a telephone or tablet.

In my opinion it is very convenient when you can play a movie from a computer, a laptop or even the phone on a large TV screen or listen to your favorite music from the phone, on an acoustic system without connecting additional wires, although it is already necessary . But proceed to setting up the local network.

Video Instructions available by link.

Step-by-step instruction

1. For the normal functioning of the local network, all computers of this network must be in one working group, we take MSHOME for home network. To install it, we need to go through the following paths: open the "Control Panel" - "System and Security" - "System" (you can also press the "Computer" label on the desktop and select "Properties" or a combination of keys "" ). In the opened window in the left column, select "Advanced system parameters".

   

2. In the window that opens, go to the "Computer" tab and click the "Edit" button. A dialog box opens in which we need to record a new workgroup. We prescribe MSHOME (all the title) and click OK. Close the system parameters just by pressing the OK button and reboot the computer.

   

3. It is further desirable to configure constant IP for both computers. To do this, we go to the "Control Panel" - "Network and Internet" - "Network and Shared Access Center" - on the left side of the "Changing Adapter Settings" window - select the network card, press the right key and click "Properties".

   

4. Before performing this item, we read notes under the screenshot. Select the "Internet version 4" protocol and click "Properties", fill as shown in the picture.

   

   P.S. If your local network is organized through the router with the DHCP server enabled - the IP address, the main gateway and the DNS server can be left automatically. This action must be done if you have two computers are connected to direct or disabled DHCP on the router.

   P.P.S.The IP address value must be different on computers within one local network. That is, this computer specifies IP 192.168.0.7, and the next is already 192.168.0.8.

Next, we need to configure the visibility of the computer within the local network. To do this, we go to the control panel - "Network and Internet" - "Network and Shared Access Center" - in the left side of the window, select "Change additional shared options" and the profiles of general access parameters will open before us. Here your task is that in all profiles you must include "Network Detection", and "Sharing Files and Printers", and "Common Access to Network Users can read and record files in common folders", as well as "Disable common access with password protection." Click to save changes.







5. At this point, we start working with folders that we will provide sharing network. I will tell on the example of one folder, but you can open access to the entire local disk on a similar scenario.
   First, we need to open sharing folder. It should be borne in mind that if the network is not limited to two computers (for example, some providers (Beeline) conduct Internet to apartments based on one large local network), it makes sense to not give the right to change the contents of the folder; If you are confident in the computers included in the local network, feel free to "full access". So, open the properties of the folder we need, for this press the right key on the folder and select "properties", open the "Access" tab and click the "Extended Settings ..." button.

   

6. In the window that opens, put the "Open sharing to this folder" checkbox, click the "Permissions" button and give the necessary rights to the folder; Since this is an example, I give full access to the folder, but you put at your discretion. That's what I did:

   

7. Click OK to take changes, just click OK in the "Advanced Communication Setup" window, then in the folder properties, go to the "Security" section and click the "Change" button.

   

8. Click the "Add" button, in the window that opens, write "All" (without quotes) and click OK.

   

9. Choose in the window our new group and give it full access at the bottom of the window.

   

10. Click OK, in the properties of the folder, too, ok and for reliability I restart the computer again.

Visit our affiliate store of Ogo.ru, there you will find many electronics from computer components and to refrigerators and washing machines for delicious prices.

That's all. I hope this article has proven to you useful, press one of the buttons below to tell about it to friends. Also subscribe to the site updates by entering your e-mail in the field on the right or subscribing to the group in VKontakte.

Thanks for attention!

If you want to play two PCs without using the Internet, instantly transmit files from different devices without USB media, then you need to know how to create a local network between two computers. This connection technology of two PCs is applied for quite a long time, even today did not lose their relevance.

Example of local network

The local network is called a group of connected devices: PCs, TVs, printers, located, usually, not further than one room. Devices use shared memory, servers thus complement each other. This connection allows you to create a game zone for several PCs, freely and pretty quickly transfer any data, print documents if one common printer is installed, and do a lot more. Combining devices today occurs with the router, but other connections can also be used, which you can read below.

Create a connection

Create connection is pretty easy, as well as in different ways: through a router or cable. The setting of devices in both methods is quite similar. The difference is mainly from the connection method: through the cable or via Wi-Fi.

Communication via Wi-Fi, which today uses much more often, can be much more convenient, but to connect two PCs cable will cost cheaper if you have not yet installed a router for any reason.

Connection via cable

The oldest type of communication of two cars. For it, it will only be necessary to connect the RJ45 network cable. The cable must be crossed, although ordinary direct cables can often be suitable for modern computers. Nevertheless, when buying it is better to clarify the type of cable from the seller. With the addition of the ends of the cross cable, the colors of the wires will vary - this is the main difference. Also, the connection requires network cards on both devices, but today they are already installed. It is worth noting that if the network card is already engaged in connecting to the Internet, it will not work.

Such a connection was just used earlier in order to play. But someone can be convenient today, especially if you still have a Windows XP operating system, which hardly supports wireless connections.

After connecting the cable itself, you need to know how to configure the local network between two computers:

• Control panel, select the network connections.
• Choose there we created, click on it by PKM, choose "Properties"
• Further depending on the "Windows": for Windows XP, select the Internet protocol (TCP / IP), for Windows 7/8 / 10-Internet version 4.

• Manually enter the IP address: 192.168.xxxxx. The last six digits can be entered independently, the main thing is that they do not repeat from different devices.

• On Windows 7, it will also be necessary to go to the network management center, it is used to select "Private" through the "Settings" item.
• Then in the control center, enable sharing files, network detection, and disable password access protection.

After that, you also need to configure sharing. This is done so that the PCs can exchange any files. Methods differ in different OS. On WindowsXP:

1. Section Network Connections, go to "Service", select "Folder Properties".
2. Tab "View", put the box next to "use simple sharing files".
3. Next, go to the "System Properties" window: PCM by "My Computer" - select the name of the computer.
4. Click "Change", choose "is a member" - working group. Invent the general name of the group for both PCs.
5. My computer, we click on the PCM on hard disks (for example, Windows (C :)), in the "Access" tab, click on the link, set the permission of the overall access.

All, access to the files of the selected drives is completely open. With Windows 7/8/10 we do as follows:

• Control panel, then "folder parameters".
• We put a tick "Use a general access wizard".
• The following actions will be the same as for XP.

Connection through router

This is the most convenient way, as it allows you to connect not only two, and a greater number of computers or other devices that support Wi-Fi. You can play this connection without long settings.

IP addresses with this connection will be automatically set. To use shared files, you will only need to provide sharing files, and then add two computers to one working group, as described above.

Now, in order to transmit files, you just need to enter using the address bar of the computer name: \\\\ name \\. You can also do this through the Network Connections section. It is also worth protecting your personal or especially important files so that no one can get access to them from a neighboring computer. To do this, it is best to specify disks that do not contain important information for you. For example, a disk where user account data is contained, it is better not to do open for everyone, or using the file and folder settings menu, to restrict access to them: PCM on the desired folder, after selecting the sharing settings there.

Local Network game

So, we managed to connect two devices to one network without the Internet, allow them to exchange files. How to start playing on a local network?

For this, as the rules, no additional settings do not need. We only turn on the game and, if you can play on the local connection, select the appropriate item, and then play the already created by us.

For different games, the connection to the shared server may vary. Somewhere you need to enter the IP or PC name. For Minecraft, Counter Strike, for example, you will need to create a server. But as a rule, everything is done quite simple.

Hamachi.

This happens quite rarely, but sometimes any game does not allow you to play via the Internet, but allows on the local network. Do not despair, even if it happens that your friend lives away from you.

Hamachi allows you to emulate a local connection and thus connect a PC via the Internet. To do this, you only need to download the program, register, and then create a new connection, come up with a name and, if necessary, password. After that you can easily use this network to play.

As you can see, combining computers in the local network is a pretty light process. He will not take you a lot of time, and you can connect two PCs, then playing with friends, being both away from them, and being in the same room with them.

Methods for creating a connection are suitable for all Windows, starting with XP, ending with the "tenth".