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direct ethernet connection between two wirelessly connected Windows 7 laptops

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Mar 15, 202612438 views
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Problem

I've got two systems that are right next to each other, and connected wirelessly to the same router. I want to connect the two of them together with an ethernet cable - both have gig-e and autonegotiation so it should work. I DON'T need the second system to have internet, but I need any specific tw…

Error Output

+---------------------------+           +-----------------------------+
     | Laptop 1                  |           | Laptop 2                    |
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Fix for: direct ethernet connection between two wirelessly connected Windows 7 laptops

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Apparently, assuming one of your systems supports autonegotiation the following process will work connect both the systems with an ethernet cable - a plain vanilla one will work with autonegotiation, else you'll need a crossover. Most modern systems…

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