# Connecting 2 computers **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 9, 2007, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/connecting-2-computers/187305 "2007-01-09T07:45:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/connecting-2-computers/187305/8 "2007-01-09T09:31:13Z")
> [@STUFFED UP NOSE!!!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuffed-up-nose/27157/17): > > I understand the crossover cable. Can the existing NICs be used? If so, will this work then: > > Use 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 for one computer and 192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0 for the other computer. > > Will each computer show up on the Network Places then? fuck windows based anything, existing NICs will work just fine~!!! set one to 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3 and set the gateway to .1 on both… it’ll work… just ping through to test… then hit the C drive on the secondary computer \192.168.0.3\c$ --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/connecting-2-computers/187305)._