There are times when remotely controlling one of your company's computer is a necessity -- particularly for long-distance technical support or operation. When this control scheme is in place, the ...

One of most basic ways to share files and other resources with another computer in your office is via a direct cable connection. However, you cannot use a regular Ethernet cable -- called a ...

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I have two Windows XP notebooks. Here is what I would like to do: Connect the secondary notebook via a USB cable and have it emulate a USB storage device. <BR><BR>The reason I want to do this is ...

I often find myself needing to connect two PCs when I’m away from my regular office network. Maybe I want to pass files to a friend without searching for a thumb drive. Or if I’m feeling generous, ...

I would like to connect two LANs from one PC. The first network will be used for application software and the second for Internet and e-mail. The application network is owned by another company and ...

The sysadmin's guide to repurposing an RJ45 port ...

If I had two machines, one used for video work and other data-intensive purposes and the other used essentially as data storage for the first server as well as our network, what's the fastest way to ...

A network is great, but what if you just want to connect two Macs and transfer gobs of information as fast as you can? Using a gigabit ethernet cable or a Mac with 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) or later wireless ...

Ethernet ports are usually just relegated to connecting computers to routers to facilitate an internet connection, but ...