You should now be able to go to My Network Places or Network in Windows Explorer and access the other computer. Just type the word ping followed by the IP address of the other computer. You can check the connection by opening a command prompt (click on Start and type in cmd) and trying to ping the other computer. That’s about it! If you follow all these steps, each computer should be able to access the other properly. Leaving the firewall off for any extended period of time is dangerous as you’re basically exposing your PC to the entire Internet. You’ll want to definitely make sure that you go back and turn on the firewall once you have completed your file transfer. If you’re using any third-party firewall, make sure to turn that off too. You can do this by going to Control Panel and then Windows Firewall. Step 4 – Disable Firewallsįinally, you should disable the firewall on both computers to ensure that none of the file sharing ports are being blocked. Make sure the accounts are administrator accounts also! It’s best to create a new account rather than rename a current account. This helps get past any kind of Access is Denied errors that may pop up. If you’re having problems accessing files both ways, you may have to create a user account on each computer that has the same name and same password. You can get a cheap 10ft crossover cable on Amazon for $5 or you can get crossover adapters, which are a little bit more, but can turn any Ethernet cable into a crossover cable. So just check your cable on both end and make sure it matches the diagram. The only pins that need to be crossed are 1,3 and 2,6. Basically, there are a few different types of crossover cables, but it’s best to get the standard crossover cable where the green and orange pairs are swapped and the brown and blue pairs stay in the same position. The second thing you need to verify is that you actually have a proper crossover cable. If you need more info about static IPs, make sure to read my post on how to assign a static IP address in Windows and Mac. It’s worth noting that you could technically leave the Default Gateway and Preferred DNS server fields blank as you really don’t have to connect to any device outside the local network. Below is how my setup looks for one computer: You can pick which IP address you want to use, but use it on both computers for the default gateway. Lastly, the value for the default gateway should be the same on both machines. If you use an incorrect subnet mask, the connection will not work. If you used the above IP addresses, you should use a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
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