Transfer Files between 2 PCs with Crossover LAN Cable -- Tutorial

[@haepisaus]

Works beautifully and saves my life when I have a 1mbps internet speed. Crushes it with 50-100MB/s transfer.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Awesome, I'm happy to hear that. :)

[@QuanNguyen-og6pq]

I needed to transfer 1TB of media files between my computers. I was about to purchase an external hard drive for this, but then I found this video. It saved me a lot of time and money. Thank you.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

You're very welcome. :)

[@Banzai05]

The only tutorial that is meticulous enough to teach to the extent of no errors!

[@EMIN3M315]

It actually worked. I tried so many other tutorials but never got a foolproof solution. This is epic. Thank you so much.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

You're welcome. I'm happy it worked for you! :)

[@juliussalovaara9787]

Thank you! Instead of 5 hours 30 mins i got it done in 22 minutes!

[@tuneboyz5634]

how big was the file?

[@slogie2001uk]

Man!!! You're the boss!! You have made it so easy. I've been watching so many videos and not get through, but your tutorial did it on the first try!! Nuff respect, from a grateful Jamaican!! Big up!!

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Thank you, I'm glad my video could help you setting this up. :)

[@MrMateczkoYT]

Regular Ethernet cable worked for me last time I've done this, Crossover cables are not needed, maybe they are for older network cards, I actually dunno.

[@zezan321]

Crossover is used to connect two devices of the same type like pc to pc or switch to switch however many devices today support auto MDI-X capability also network cards support auto MDI-X capability

[@redshift3639]

You can do it over a network, but a direct pc to pc network using a 1m crossover cable is theoretically faster. I cut off the end of an ISP ethernet cable and rewired it to create my own crossover cable :)

[@tildesarecool7782]

It's supposed part of the "spec" that if both devices have a Gigabit Ethernet NIC and you use any Cat6 cable the magic of Cat6 will operate as both a regular "patch cable" as well as a cross-over cable as needed. If either of the device have a 10/100 only NIC or you use a Cat5 cable this does not work.

[@andrewprzelucki4232]

Modern network cards can do the crossing internally by themselves. So whether you use straight or crossover, it doesn't matter.

[@mssr1965]

I believe that process is the same using 2 PCS or laptops with different version of windows, like as Win7 and Win8 or 10. Is that right?

[@raine6813]

omg it actually worked! this was a pretty short and straightforward tutorial for such a complicated process, good job!

[@brookemcconnell4949]

Oh thank you!!!! I am so appreciative of the straightforward and no bs tutorial. Easy to follow and works like a charm! You are an absolute legend!

[@Nicolas11x12English]

I'm happy it all worked out for you! Thank you for your super kind words!

[@GoDimiBaby]

I like this tutorial it sounded very friendly

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Thank you. :)

[@its_a_me_pickle]

still working till now, pretty epic may i add :)

[@boldswede1280]

if you're getting 10MB/second throughput, go to device manager on both machines and set adaptor to run @ gigabit speed. Obviously if the adaptor supports it (most do these days). Its a such a quick and easy way to transfer large amounts of data especially if you're a home user on home plugs/ wifi.

[@austins-golems4843]

what are the steps?

[@dinahany233]

Steps !??

[@sangames75]

I tried with a straight through cable...and its working very good...

[@JulianA-tr6pt]

IIRC, you don't even need a crossover cable to do this these days. Regular Ethernet cables should work.

[@manuelleivatalledo615]

WORKS EVEN WITH A REGULAR ETHERNET WIRE! THANK YOU A LOT

[@enstamud]

Hi Thanks for this video. Followed all the steps. No joy. Get "access permissions" errors. Seems like packets have been transferred but also have "no network access" under IPv4/6 connections. Could this be due to not using a cross over cable? Thanks

[@germanrudecindo3382]

I knew a different way but this is a lot better. Thank you so much! You have safe my life. I Love you

[@Nicolas11x12English]

You're welcome. I'm happy I could help. :)

[@harriskhan6787]

OMG, thank you so much. God bless you man..... It's like my years old wish

[@MitchellFields0]

Thank you, other videos arent as... specific. Had a bad router computer to router to computer connection that was 10-20MBz, now with a Crossover cable skipping the router IT IS 113MBz!!!!! this saved me a bunch of money from having to get a router that could handle the workload. they still have ports to connect to the router as well so 2 network connections each.

[@vinaykunjir8467]

Thank you so much for this video. Really more helpful than many videos watched on KZbin.

[@خليلإسماعيل-ل7س]

Holy shesh This is the only video the worked right after dozens of bullshit 10mbs speed videos It lightened my mind to the crossover cable and the ipv4 settings that i had problems with while setting up. Dude u got my love Thank you soooo much i don't know what to say but thanks man u saved a lot of time and electricity!

[@bmanbogdan]

Working as intended. No bullshit, strait to the point. Very informative and good video !! Have my like and comment.

[@RaiderOfTheLost]

If I want PC#2 to be able to connect and use the internet, does this solution work? Connecting it to PC#1 via a network card and leaving onboard ethernet connected to the router? Thanks!

[@JoLiKMC]

This has been an extremely useful tutorial! I'm really excited that it's just this easy! I _figured_ it could be done this way, using the Ethernet port, but I was never completely sure. Thanks!

[@Nicolas11x12English]

You're very welcome! Thanks for your kind words. :)

[@gerardklien6889]

Great Video. The static IP part is not that clear for me. Should it be any class C IP to type in, where did you exactly get those IPs?

[@DavidJGillCA]

Yeah, but once its all set up how do you move stuff from one pc to the other. You referred to the shared folder - what is that? It might be obvious to you, but...

[@JoshKaufmanstuff]

correct me if I'm wrong, but modern NIC cards do not need crossover cables to connect together any longer?

[@ThisHeatOnly]

can we see this done with macbook pros? (old mid 2011 and late 2012 ethernet port models)

[@noahh.9151]

I'm doing the same method, only with two normal ethernet cables connected via a switch, and I am not breaking speeds of 11.5MBs. Why is this? Is there a way I can speed it up?

[@scotcosrei8629]

On PC #2 when turning off the password protected sharing and save changes it doesn't save the changes any help?

[@melmel3142]

i tried straight thru cable it works, its because of windows 7 or windows 10? way back before i read it need a crossover cable to enable 2 pc to communicate

[@rohanofelvenpower5566]

I think software nowadays has auto-MDI or MXI or MDXI (forgot which one it is)....it detects automatically the type of cable it is and adjusts to the cable. Because the different between crossover and straight is how the 8 coloured wires you can see at the end of the cable. Basically you transmit and receive data through set cables. So another pc will transmit on the same cable that you transmit, so the electrical signal would clash in the middle. Silly right? Crossover reverses this at the two ends, but if a software detects it automatically then it can just reverse T and R on the pins by itself.

[@Bleachiiigo]

Simple because file has already uploaded every one has a permission can access it so it's 1 way communication

[@derekwilson4714]

Thank you very much for the help! I couldn't get my 2 computers to connect for the longest time but this information really helped me. it doesn't find the networks in the network directory but you can just run \\192.168.1.?? and it works like a charm. Thanks again for this video

[@Nicolas11x12English]

You're welcome. :)

[@copylyndon]

just curious. why 11x12? what is the reason behind it?

[@zyrhonvallejera4349]

do i have to restore the default settings after transfering the file?

[@arijeetacharya8896]

i want to transfer the disc image of my new pc to another pc. please tell me how to do this ? because after connecting the two pc there is no external harddrive is shown while transferring

[@Not_Aran8276]

Works well, finally i can transfer my 104gb gta 5 files from my 2011 potato pc to my new gaming pc in just 30 minutes from 7 hours using wifi, from nearly 2 days redownloading the whole game

[@madworker1927]

Bro remove the ssd/hdd and put it inside your new pc

[@Not_Aran8276]

@@madworker1927 Idk how to do that since it's a laptop, little bit harder than pcs, plus that hdd is like a $15 hdd that's slower than the world's slowest object on earth, so Even if i do managed to do it, both of the device is a laptop so i'm not 100% sure if you even can plug a second hdd in there to transfer the old files to a new ssd, and like i said, i dont want to use the old hdd because it's damn slow

[@netzoned]

@Nicolas11x12 English ... Good enough. .. even great! Always use a crossover cable. Depending on the length, a quality CAT 6 is only a few dollars, (etc). Adapters may be iffy. And, that's four more physical connections. You don't want your computers discoverable over any network. Once you can see your connection to the other computer, make a shortcut to it. Put it on your desktop, or pin it to your start menu. Then, turn off all options in advanced sharing that allow any computer to be discoverable. (You can even turn off printer and file sharing. *) The way you described is, again, good enough... great! However, you have to start one computer, put the files in the shared folder, turn on the other computer, to then access those files, and visa versa. You mentioned nothing about desktops regarding a person having multiple mouse, keyboard, monitor, or not. Now, for laptops, with two laptops connected with a crossover cable, it's not such a big deal. (And, with laptops, you can have a shortcut on both computers, to initiate a connection, from either one.*) However, with two desktops, most people will be unplugging and re-plugging between computers, etc, to get setup, and to share files, OR, they will have a mess of cables/wires, from, maybe, an old mouse, keyboard, and monitor they don't even want or need on their desk, etc. So, for that: When everything is setup, your shortcut made, etc, enable *Remote Desktop. Then, if the two computers only have one mouse and keyboard, or, if you only want to use one mouse, etc, you simply start the other computer, give it time to boot, and it can be accessed from the main computer with the shortcut, with only the CAT crossover cable, (and password). You can use Windows 10 features like, SNAP Screen, and easily manipulate windows, to have both computers on the same monitor, having, for instance, split screen, or only one computer on the screen at a time, by minimizing one. Also, the entire contents of both computers are accessible, without putting files in a shared folder, then the other computer accessing those files, saving steps from one computer to another, and visa versa. Then, you just copy and paste, from where ever, to where ever. HINT: If you think your transfers are too slow, you can disable Internet on both computers to make sure it is using the LAN/crossover connection, and check speeds, versus when Internet was turned on, E.G. Wi-Fi. The simplest way to do that is use whatever Internet/connection button you have on the Notifications window, far, right of the taskbar, and just click the one for INTERNET AND OR WI-FI, to toggle off(/on). There is no way for me to say which, because I have no way of knowing everyone's settings/options. Obviously, don't accidentally turn off the Ethernet. :-p NEVER turn off any protection, such as password or firewall, etc, as you referenced. NEVER allow any options that would allow anyone to access either computer without the password. NEVER turn off password protected sharing on all networks, even temporarily! It's not necessary, and some may forget to re-enable it! An additional step that can be done when all is finished: In... Change adapter options... select Advanced on the toolbar... Advanced settings... then set the order of the connections. Microsoft Remote Desktop... Microsoft Windows Network Microsoft Web Client This is not necessary! And possibly, only useful if you actually use both computers a lot, using the Remote Desktop option. However, as we all know, different configurations may act differently regarding some aspects, and even regarding what version of Windows 10 is installed, so that may help with the LAN connecting to the other computer first via RD, and helping connecting speed. When connecting to/using the Internet, the necessary connection will be used. NOTE: "You" and "your", is used as a general word/term. :-)

[@alphnx]

how tf this does this have one like

[@netzoned]

@@alphnx LOL! I don't know? But, it was not from me. :-p

[@jennlps2024]

Presently moving 35k photos from old laptop to new laptop. When I am am finished, is there a simple tutorial on how to change all the settings back over to pre file transfer state?

[@bland9876]

Mentioning crossover cables and I have to say to this day I've never ever even seen this terminology before in the real world. Whenever I use an ethernet cable I have absolutely no idea if it's a straight through or crossover cable. I've bought all of mine at best buy, staples, Walmart, thrift shops, Amazon etc.

[@mohamedmouh3949]

i want to ask you if there is anything I can do to boost the speed of sharing files. and thanks

[@jaysonguiad764]

can a straight thru cable also works on pc to pc?

[@marcviej.5635]

Yes

[@BackGround909]

many years ago this was how I made most if not all my transferred made file mostly Auto Cad size where large also put on CD 750MB FED-EX to others, thanks for the video

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Oh, nice! Thank you. :)

[@metalgearsolidsnake6978]

Do you use Crossover LAN Cable to play games offline as well?

[@MMA-om1id]

Hey, i want to add my old hard drive to the new pc that has already win10 installed if i just plug it to the new will my data same as it was

[@FeverDev64]

Yes

[@dracocendrillion9963]

Question my friend once I'm done and I go back and connect to the internet do I have to turn all the option back to default?

[@intech7863]

Yes

[@hongkong_Ropi_pi]

Hi master ,Can i using crossover cable connect to 3 pc ?

[@niavellir7408]

How did you copy the file to the other pc?

[@dada857]

So does this work for transferring from windows 11 pc to windows 10 pc? Doesn't seem to be giving me any help.

[@sharilsabtu3130]

Qn: My pc 1 is connected to internet via wifi. My pc 2 is not. If I were to do this through the direct crossover cable for file transferring as guided, could i still receive internet via wifi for my pc 1 and possible sharing the internet connection to pc 2 via the same cable once connected and in the midst of file transferring too?

[@andrewprzelucki4232]

Using an Ethernet connection on a separate interface (separate card) won't affect other connections. Here's a simple guide for packet forwarding: There is a simple guide at oracle-base.com/articles/linux/use-iptables-to-implement-packet-filtering-and-configure-nat. But I found out, that in Windows, the DNS address that the Linux PC is using, must also be given in Windows. I have a 3G USB modem connected to my Linux PC, and from that I have two Windows PC's that get internet. It's called (kernel) packet forwarding, and it's quite simple and quick to do - when you understand it finally. You will need to find out your network interfaces names by running the command "ifconfig" on Linux (in the terminal), and "ipconfig" on Windows (in the command prompt). The interface names, on Linux, are at the leftmost side, like: enp2s0, enp3s0, enp0s18f2u6, lo. Now you set up packed forwarding: 1) First you need to enable packet forwarding on your Linux PC (see that guide I linked from oracle-base.com). 2) Next, you can run these commands, as that oracle-base.com guide says (but wait, and read on): sudo iptables -I FORWARD -i my_lan_interface -o my_modem_interface -j ACCEPT sudo iptables -I FORWARD -i my_modem_interface -o my_lan_interface -j ACCEPT sudo iptables -t nat -I POSTROUTING -o my_modem_interface -j MASQUERADE But there is a more robust way, that I found on the net: sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o my_modem_interface -j MASQUERADE --random sudo iptables -A FORWARD -i my_lan_interface -o my_modem_interface -j ACCEPT sudo iptables -A FORWARD -i my_modem_interface -o my_lan_interface -m conntrack --ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT sudo iptables -A FORWARD -j DROP Here's an explanation for the commands just above (the "more robust" example), in the same order: - First command: enable masquerading on my_modem_interface so the source address is rewritten on outgoing packets. The --random flag is to have symmetric NAT. Now we are going to configure forwarding rules. iptables, by default, will unconditionally forward all traffic. Here we prefer to restrict inbound traffic from the internet and allow all outgoing: - Second command: Allow traffic from my_lan_interface to my_modem_interface. - Third command: Allow returning traffic from my_modem_interface to my_lan_interface. - Fourth command: Drop all other traffic that shouldn't be forwarded. When you reboot your Linux PC, you will have to reenter these commands - I have a script that runs them at each boot. You can make these changes permanent with the appropriate "service" call (again, see the oracle-base.com guide given above), but I recommend running them at each boot (in a script), as you might want to experiment and change things, and undoing what you saved is another challenge. If something goes wrong, or you want to change things, or you just don't want this feature for your current session (or at all), then just reboot your PC and they're gone - but you must disable packet forwarding yourself (before rebooting write "net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0" in /etc/sysctl.conf) to fully disable this technology. 3) Now you have to create a network connection (Ethernet connection) between your Linux PC and your other computers. For example: - On the Linux PC connected to the internet (I use Fedora), with the network connections manager, I create an Ethernet connection, select the appropriate interface (network card name, enp3s0 in my case) that will connect this Linux PC to my LAN. Be sure to select the right firewall zone or your LAN will not get internet. So since this is your internal LAN interface, set the firewall zone to "trusted", but the modem connection interface should be set to "public". Next, in the IPv4 settings tab, set that IPv4 must be used for the connection (IPv6 can be ignored), and select manual address setup. Now add the address 192.168.2.100 - this will be the address of this Linux PC on your LAN. The net mask will be set automatically (255.255.255.0, because this is a "C class" (private) address). Apply your settings and connect. - On the second PC (with Linux or Windows, connected by Ethernet cable to the first one above), also create a network connection (if it's Windows, look below for better details), select the appropriate network interface (the device/card which is connecting to the first PC), use manual IPv4 setup as above for the first PC, but here set the address 192.168.2.101 - this will be the address of this second PC on your LAN (these are "private" addresses, meaning that they will not be visible outside your LAN). ^ If you want to connect Windows (operating system), go to "Network and Sharing Center"->"change adapter settings", and look for your network interface that corresponds to your LAN network card on this Windows PC, which is also connected by Ethernet cable to the first PC. Now, select that interface, right click for Properties. You will see a list. Here unselect "Internet Protocol Version 6" and double click on "Internet Protocol Version 4". Now you enter the address 192.168.2.101 - this will be the address of this Windows PC on that interface (on that [LAN/Ethernet] connection)). Tab down so netmask is filled out automatically (255.255.255.0). (The "Network Profile" can be set to "public".) ^ It might be necessary to set the gateway address to the first Linux PC, so you would need to enter as gateway address 192.168.2.100. ^ Now, you must enter the DNS address that your first Linux PC is using. For example, my modem uses DNS address 192.168.1.1 (which I can find with the command "nmcli device show | grep IP4.DNS", where interfacename is the name of your Linux interface connected to the internet). (If you connect to the internet with Windows, run "ipconfig" in the terminal/command prompt, look for a DNS address). And that's it. The DNS information is critical to getting an internet connection. So putting it short: My modem address: 192.168.1.100, DNS 192.168.1.1. Linux PC address on LAN: 192.168.2.100, packet forwarding enabled with iptables redirecting traffic, as explained above, firewall zone set to "trusted". Windows PC 1 address: 192.168.2.101 with DNS set to 192.168.1.1, network profile set to public. (Default gateway set to Linux PC: 192.168.2.100). Windows PC 2 address: 192.168.2.102 with DNS set to 192.168.1.1, network profile set to public. (Default gateway set to Linux PC: 192.168.2.100). (All computers connected together by a simple Ethernet switch with plain Ethernet cables (also called "patch cables" or "patch cords"), not crossed, because "modern" network cards do the crossing by themselves, so you can use crossed cables or not crossed cables, even mix them together in a connection.) There is also a guide at: medium.com/@TarunChinmai/sharing-internet-connection-from-a-linux-machine-over-ethernet-a5cbbd775a4f, which uses Google's DNS addresses instead. Check it out.

[@ethangoldman1038]

It only changes the IP address for the Ethernet right; so when I unplug it, I don’t have to worry about changing any of the settings back unless I disabled my security

[@HSMEDIA011]

Does this have to be two laptops or can it be one laptop and one rig? Thanks, Nice video 😃

[@bayutaruno7]

Working either laptop to laptop and laptop to pc.

[@thewiredspider9660]

This has been super useful! Just got a new computer, and really needed a quick way to transfer my files over!

[@mostafashatila8740]

Hi 👋 Thank you for helping us But I have a one question please I have two pc and I need to connected with each other via cable ( I need to made the cross over ? ) Right ? OK How if I told to you I’m made the ( straight through way ) and connected successfully with each other and I makes ping and it pinged successfully

[@nippondamic]

Any chance this can be possible without the first PC having a monitor? It turns on but I don't have access to turning on the network sharing. Appreciate your video! Thanks in advance!

[@yuriajones]

This worked for me, but the transfer speeds are very slow... averaging 2.5 MB/s. This is weird since both computers have network cards that are Gigabit enabled. Any ideas why this is so slow? Thanks.

[@RyujiJames]

Prob because of ur cpu and ssd or hdd.

[@muhammadabid1993]

how can share the whole drive data from 1 PC to another?Not folder by folder

[@ojij1998]

Best method. Transferred 43GB file in seconds

[@pratikpotre797]

Can I transfer with straight lan cable?

[@jackwarner2150]

i have 2 ethernets plugged into my main pc and i want to transfer files between my second pc which i use as a server of sorts. Do i change the ip settings on the ethernet thats connected to the other computer or the internet?

[@disastergarage4261]

umm just wondering.. i was informed that all pcs after 2009 have built in crossovers? true or not true?

[@CourtRedhandedNews]

Hi Nicholas - Can I connect Windows 10 with Windows 7 Home Premium? Many thanks

[@gamelover2594]

do I need to use crossover cable?

[@amanpratapdeo11]

That manual IP address thingy solved everything thanks mayn 🔥

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Happy to help! :)

[@sunroameroverland]

I know this is old, but will this allow me to share an application or program to a new computer Like Quickbooks ( not the online version) anyone can answer

[@CxSnakeGaming]

there is no give access setting while i left click the folder or the Disk

[@FallenRage]

I love it.. Its working.. Another knowledge added for school 😊

[@jackadams911]

Thanks a lot...I had a problem for 3days but your solution was the best💯💯🔥🔥🔥

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Happy it worked for you! :)

[@muhammadfaisalsaeed777]

I have done all the same steps that you suggested but the transfer rate is 10 MB/s and not increasing. Any suggestion for speed increase like yours up to 70 MB/s

[@awtstv3318]

Followed your instructions but for some reasons I'm transferring files with only 1Mbps rate. 70gb file takes 9hours. OMG. What's wrong?

[@fpilee]

those cat6 cords are twisted like mine, if you place on wall they look very bad

[@austinharroun9937]

When I setup a static IP I keep getting an APIPA address in cmd. Any solutions?

[@harishkaiwart8503]

Can it possible to share file between win xp and win 10 ?

[@magicelove20005]

Hi bro.. I want ask you. if one of laptop hv windows 10 and other windows 7. is it still can work!!

[@MrGregorio16]

Thank you. Straight to the point. Very useful guide.

[@HyperSparkVT]

can you pls help me transfer the data.From my computer Because in my old computer the film is broken and all I see is static when I turn it on so I want to transfer the data from that computer to my new one pls help

[@neriv9131]

Can I use this to transfer games on the original Xbox

[@bayutaruno7]

Is it okey just leave the settings and ip stuff like tht after transfering files? Or we hv to revert it to the original state?

[@tonybertoni6921]

Remember, Nicolas said temporarily things like firewall, no passwords, etc for a permanent connection if on home wifi search the web for it. This setup is more to move large folders then close the "gates' .

[@HexagonMidis]

can you do this in like the computer 1 goes into a router and then computer 2 connects to the same router, will that work

[@andrewprzelucki4232]

There is a simple guide at oracle-base.com/articles/linux/use-iptables-to-implement-packet-filtering-and-configure-nat. But I found out, that in Windows, the DNS address that the Linux PC is using, must also be given in Windows. I have a 3G USB modem connected to my Linux PC, and from that I have two Windows PC's that get internet. It's called (kernel) packet forwarding, and it's quite simple and quick to do - when you understand it finally. You will need to find out your network interfaces names by running the command "ifconfig" on Linux (in the terminal), and "ipconfig" on Windows (in the command prompt). The interface names, on Linux, are at the leftmost side, like: enp2s0, enp3s0, enp0s18f2u6, lo. Now you set up packed forwarding: 1) First you need to enable packet forwarding on your Linux PC (see that guide I linked from oracle-base.com). 2) Next, you can run these commands, as that oracle-base.com guide says (but wait, and read on): sudo iptables -I FORWARD -i my_lan_interface -o my_modem_interface -j ACCEPT sudo iptables -I FORWARD -i my_modem_interface -o my_lan_interface -j ACCEPT sudo iptables -t nat -I POSTROUTING -o my_modem_interface -j MASQUERADE But there is a more robust way, that I found on the net: sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o my_modem_interface -j MASQUERADE --random sudo iptables -A FORWARD -i my_lan_interface -o my_modem_interface -j ACCEPT sudo iptables -A FORWARD -i my_modem_interface -o my_lan_interface -m conntrack --ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT sudo iptables -A FORWARD -j DROP Here's an explanation for the commands just above (the "more robust" example), in the same order: - First command: enable masquerading on my_modem_interface so the source address is rewritten on outgoing packets. The --random flag is to have symmetric NAT. Now we are going to configure forwarding rules. iptables, by default, will unconditionally forward all traffic. Here we prefer to restrict inbound traffic from the internet and allow all outgoing: - Second command: Allow traffic from my_lan_interface to my_modem_interface. - Third command: Allow returning traffic from my_modem_interface to my_lan_interface. - Fourth command: Drop all other traffic that shouldn't be forwarded. When you reboot your Linux PC, you will have to reenter these commands - I have a script that runs them at each boot. You can make these changes permanent with the appropriate "service" call (again, see the oracle-base.com guide given above), but I recommend running them at each boot (in a script), as you might want to experiment and change things, and undoing what you saved is another challenge. If something goes wrong, or you want to change things, or you just don't want this feature for your current session (or at all), then just reboot your PC and they're gone - but you must disable packet forwarding yourself (before rebooting write "net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0" in /etc/sysctl.conf) to fully disable this technology. 3) Now you have to create a network connection (Ethernet connection) between your Linux PC and your other computers. For example: A) On the Linux PC connected to the internet (I use Fedora), with the network connections manager, I create an Ethernet connection, select the appropriate interface (network card name, enp3s0 in my case) that will connect this Linux PC to my LAN. Be sure to select the right firewall zone or your LAN will not get internet. So since this is your internal LAN interface, set the firewall zone to "trusted", but the modem connection interface should be set to "public". Next, in the IPv4 settings tab, set that IPv4 must be used for the connection (IPv6 can be ignored), and select manual address setup. Now add the address 192.168.2.100 - this will be the address of this Linux PC on your LAN. The net mask will be set automatically (255.255.255.0, because this is a "C class" (private) address). Apply your settings and connect. B) On the second PC (with Linux or Windows, connected by Ethernet cable to the first one above), also create a network connection (if it's Windows, look below for better details), select the appropriate network interface (the device/card which is connecting to the first PC), use manual IPv4 setup as above for the first PC, but here set the address 192.168.2.101 - this will be the address of this second PC on your LAN (these are "private" addresses, meaning that they will not be visible outside your LAN). B1) If you want to connect Windows (operating system), go to "Network and Sharing Center"->"change adapter settings", and look for your network interface that corresponds to your LAN network card on this Windows PC, which is also connected by Ethernet cable to the first PC. Now, select that interface, right click for Properties. You will see a list. Here unselect "Internet Protocol Version 6" and double click on "Internet Protocol Version 4". Now you enter the address 192.168.2.101 - this will be the address of this Windows PC on that interface (on that [LAN/Ethernet] connection)). Tab down so netmask is filled out automatically (255.255.255.0). (The "Network Profile" can be set to "public".) B2) It might be necessary to set the gateway address to the first Linux PC, so you would need to enter as gateway address 192.168.2.100. C) Now, you must enter the DNS address that your first Linux PC is using. For example, my modem uses DNS address 192.168.1.1 (which I can find with the command "nmcli device show | grep IP4.DNS", where interfacename is the name of your Linux interface connected to the internet). (If you connect to the internet with Windows, run "ipconfig" in the terminal/command prompt, look for a DNS address). And that's it. The DNS information is critical to getting an internet connection. So putting it short: My modem address: 192.168.1.100, DNS 192.168.1.1. Linux PC address on LAN: 192.168.2.100, packet forwarding enabled with iptables redirecting traffic, as explained above, firewall zone set to "trusted". Windows PC 1 address: 192.168.2.101 with DNS set to 192.168.1.1, network profile set to public. (Default gateway set to Linux PC: 192.168.2.100). Windows PC 2 address: 192.168.2.102 with DNS set to 192.168.1.1, network profile set to public. (Default gateway set to Linux PC: 192.168.2.100). (All computers connected together by a simple Ethernet switch with plain Ethernet cables (also called "patch cables" or "patch cords"), not crossed, because "modern" network cards do the crossing by themselves, so you can use crossed cables or not crossed cables, even mix them together in a connection.) There is also a guide at: medium.com/@TarunChinmai/sharing-internet-connection-from-a-linux-machine-over-ethernet-a5cbbd775a4f, which uses Google's DNS addresses instead. Check it out.

[@vermilion5559]

Watched lots of videos and this is the only one that worked. Thanks!

[@Paradigm115]

Everything works well, but i have an issue, transfer speed is limited to 11mbps, even though on the properties of the cable it appears to be 100mbps, also speed is on auto negotiation and i use that ethernet cable with high speed internet connections up to 50mbps, does anyone know how to fix this or is the cable? thanks

[@BrianAndersonTT]

Spot on tutorial m8! Do you feel like this is the best way to transfer files from a 3.5" HDD to a laptop SSD?

[@bizzhat]

I got lost as soon as u mentioned Win10, but it /is/ a nice video, very calming voice. thanks anyway!

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Thank you! :)

[@fredlakota3595]

only thing is ... i got only 1 connection on my pc.. how to go on intrernet to my 1st pc and same time having an cable running to the 2nd pc ... i guess its back to router or hubs again to have multiple cables running from 1 pc ... might add a Wifi card to my 1st pc since my 2nd runs on wifi internet

[@Vizuo]

Can we do it a lap that display is gone

[@OmegaN9ne]

You got a sub for this. I forgot a step and this led me right to it. Thank you!

[@demonskn]

Incredible video dude, seriously.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Thank you!

[@HACKED_BY_MASKY]

Is that possible to transfer my BROKEN pcs files to my android phone?

[@samueladitya1729]

does it work the same over wifi?

[@ayubfitness3593]

much love buddy💜 getting solid 113mb/s damm

[@Thygamerart]

Thanks.. I subbed and nice voice over my dude

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Thank you, very much appreciated. :)

[@tafman]

Hello bro.... You are the best.... Thanks very much for this wonderful tutorial video...... I tested it and it worked perfectly..... Thanks much...

[@Nicolas11x12English]

So happy it worked for you! You're welcome. :)

[@dinahany233]

How to disconnect them ?? And how reset the settings ???

[@XZYZ0R]

Thanks a lot man I just transferred my data via a straight through ethernet cable. And I did everything the same as you except the default gateway to the other PC's IP address for both PCs. The transfer speed was 30/50Mbps it took me around 3 hours to transfer like 300GB so I'm happy with that! It would take so much longer if I had to put it to my external HDD (which is limited on storage) and then transferring it to the other PC.

[@ahmedalabri1093]

will it work if I use a straight-through cable?

[@andrewprzelucki4232]

Modern network cards do crossing by themselves, so you can use either cable type.

[@RuiRom]

This worked. however, why can't i seem to find what my user name and passwords are. my laptops are both logged on to microsoft accounts. Tons of forums with people that cannot access the other laptop because they dont know what the usename is. is it the microsoft email? is it the windows credentials? microsoft makes anything simple be so hard

[@RobertKza]

Great video, works brilliantly. I have one issue that I do not know how to resolve. When I run \\192.168.1.10 from the second PC I get a prompt box asking me to login. Could this be because I'm sharing at drive level on PC#1 not at folder level ?

[@toyeebadekunle188]

Input the credentials of the PC you want to transfer from. You should be good.

[@DJBURBZ]

nice! no more redownloading entire games over slow internet 👌👌

[@theaverageconsumer8164]

Dose it work with a Gigabit to USB adopter ???

[@shahzadkhan-kn8hq]

My data transfer speed is real slow 11mbps...though both the pc has SSD can someone please advise???