Setting up a workgroup wtihout crossover cable or wifi router

[flimsyspork]

Is it possible to set up a workgroup between two computers without connecting them with a crossover cable or setting it up over a wireless network?

Thank you for your time.

 

[Maguscreed]

You turn one machine into a file server or a NAS
That's about the only way I know of though, and then the other computer would basically just be a file server.

 

[Devux]

You can just use any old Ethernet cable these days. Most NICs have an "auto-crossover" so if you're connecting to something that you would need a crossover cable for, the NIC does the crossover for you. So if the computers you are connecting were made within the last 5 years or so just use a good ol' straight-through patch cable.

 

[flimsyspork]

You can just use any old Ethernet cable these days. Most NICs have an "auto-crossover" so if you're connecting to something that you would need a crossover cable for, the NIC does the crossover for you. So if the computers you are connecting were made within the last 5 years or so just use a good ol' straight-through patch cable.

Great to know, thank you!

 

[Devux]

Notta problem! From there just make sure the IP addresses of the two machines are in the same class and range and you have yourself a two-machine-workgroup.