NETWORK CONFIGURATION

PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK

Dr. Zeeshan Bhatti

Lecture 5

Creating Peer-to-Peer Network between

two PCs

WHAT IS LOCAL AREA CONNECTION

LAN (Local Area Network) card will automatically install when you setup windows
7.
LAN connection is required when you want to share your pc with others in your
Home Group.
Supposes you have two Laptop/Pc and you want to connect them for some
purpose say playing multiplayer games or to access another Pc ,just setup Local
Area Connection.
You can connect your Pc to your friends Pc no meter how far the distance, using
LAN with Straight Cable connection.

PROCEDURE OF SETUP LOCAL AREA CONNECTION

Create Work Group:
Go to my computer properties.
Click change settings.

In system properties, click on Change button, to specify a workgroup for your

home network.

Type your Computer name and Work Group.

Usually computer name will be already given.
Workgroup name can be any name

This message will appear.

Restart your computer then your Work

Group will be created.

GIVE YOUR IP ADDRESS:

Go to control panel
Click Network And Sharing Center

Click Home Group

Click Advance Sharing Setting

IN ADVANCE NETWORK SHARING

SETTINGS
There are two Network types:
For Home or work Network,

Turn on Network Discovery

Turn on file and printer sharing
Turn on public folder sharing.....
Enable file sharing for device........
Allow windows to manage.

For Public or all Network Types

Turn on Network Discovery

Turn on file and printer sharing
Turn on public folder sharing.....
Enable file sharing for device........
Turn off password protected sharing.
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FOR HOME OR WORK NETWORKS

Turn On

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FOR PUBLIC OR ALL NETWORKS

Turn On

Turn Off
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Now Do the above process on the

Second Computer As Well.
Note: PC name must be different for each PC, but the workgroup has
to be same.

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CHANGE ADAPTER SETTING & IP

Go back to Network and Sharing Center window, and Click on
change adapter settings

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Plug your cable and then find this.

1. Right click on Local Area Connection go to

properties.

2. Double click Internet protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

Or click properties button

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IP ADDRESS
Click Use the following IP address
IP address: Give your IP address i.e.
PC-1 = 192.168.0.10
PC-2 = 192.168.0.11
Subnet mask: Just press tab it will
automatically generate.
(Default-255.255.255.0)
Subnet mask has to be same for both computers.

Click use the following DNS server address

and leave it blank.( no need to set IP here)

Click ok.

Test the connection by pinging. You can do this by typing ping 192.168.0.10 or whichever
is the IP of PC, in the command prompt
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SHARING THE INTERNET CONNECTION OF

PC-1 WITH PC-2
Right click on LAN card of PC-1 which is connected to Internet and
select Properties.

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ENABLE INTERNET SHARING

In Ethernet properties window, under the Sharing
tab, enable both options to share internet between
both Pcs.

Now you can use Internet from both PC-1 and PC-2
from a single connection.
Note: You can also setup password protected
internet sharing, if you insist for the advance
sharing options discussed earlier.

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FILE SHARING
After connecting the two PCs with LAN cable, now go to Explorer and
double click on Network icon, to find the PCs that has shared some
files, and you can access it like a normal disk drive.

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PART-VIII

Converting your laptop into WI-FI router

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SOFTWARE:
http://www.connectify.me/

Connectify is an easy to use software router for Windows computers

that utilizes your PCs built in Wi-Fi card to wirelessly share any
available Internet connection with friends, co-workers, and mobile
devices

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TRANSFERE FILES BETWEEN PC AND

MOBILE DEVICE BY DRAG-AND-DROP
Transferring files to PCs, iPads, and smartphones has never been
easier. Just drag a file onto the appropriate device, and Connectify
PRO uses your PCs built-in Wi-Fi card to Fling the file securely, and
directly to that device only.

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SETTINGS
Download and install a free copy of Connectify.

http://www.connectify.me/
Look for the Connectify logo in your notification tray and
open it.
Give your network a name in the "WiFi Name" field. Type
your choice of password in the "Passphrase" field. Choose
the Ethernet connection you wish to share in the "Internet"
drop down menu. Note that you can also share an incoming
wireless connection.
Press the "Hotspot On" button to start sharing.

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PART-VIII

Using Bluetooth to transfer files

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SETTING UP BLUETOOTH TO WORK ON YOUR

COMPUTER
Turn On Bluetooth/WiFI from laptop, a Bluetooth
notification icon will appear in your system tray.

Right Click on it to access Settings

Make sure you have turned Discovery On (It allow

others to see your computer).

Switch On the Bluetooth on the mobile device.

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TO TRANSFER FILES FROM PC TO MOBILE

There are different methods by which you can send files.

You have the option of selecting the tray icon and then select Send a file or
alternatively you can Right Click on the file and select Send To. Both the method
sending files may or may not be available with every Bluetooth system.
1. Hit Win + R, type in fsquirt and hit Ok.

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Select Next and then select Send a file.

Hit Browse for searching the device and

select your device in the next window.

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SELECT NEXT AND THEN SELECT THE FILE TO SEND VIA BLUETOOTH BY
CLICKING ON BROWSE.

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SELECT NEXT AND IT WILL TRY TO CONNECT WITH THE

DEVICE SELECTED.

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ACCEPT THE INCOMING CONNECTION ON THE MOBILE

DEVICE AND THE TRANSFER STARTS.

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TO TRANSFER FILES FROM MOBILE TO PC

Your PC cannot accept files if you just send files from your Bluetooth device. Although it
will get detected but you will receive a message Unable to connect. You need to make
your PC ready to accept incoming connections.
1. Hit Win + R, type in fsquirt and hit Ok.

Select Next and then select Receive a file.

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YOUR PC IS NOW WAITING FOR INCOMING

CONNECTIONS.

Send the file via Bluetooth from your mobile device to PC by selecting Send via
Bluetooth option.
The transfer will start and when it is completed, you are asked for the location where
you want your file to be saved.

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Receiving file

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All done

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