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    Does this answer your question? Windows 7 share internet connection with multiple network interfaces
    – music2myear
    Commented Feb 20, 2021 at 4:43
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    If you want to connect 2 computers NICs (network interface card) directly (with no router), you have to use a crossover ethernet cable.
    – Blaelph
    Commented Feb 22, 2021 at 2:44
  • superuser.com/questions/244583/… 'How to tell a Ethernet cable is conventional or crossover. In the 4th comment, is the user talking about ethernet card as in mobo's nic or modem's ? if it's the former, how can I make my motherboard recognize the cable as crossover ? . It's my first time knowing that not all ethernet cable is the same.
    – BobTW
    Commented Feb 22, 2021 at 8:51
  • After doing a little more research, it appears my understanding connecting 2 PCs directly together may be a bit outdated. You might be able to use a straight-through ethernet cable if your NICs are new enough (gigabit). Did you check out the link @music2myear shared? You might need to set a static IP for the wired adapter in the host PC.
    – Blaelph
    Commented Feb 23, 2021 at 0:58
  • My nic supports gigabit and the link doesn't solve my problem as I just need to share my wireless to a single lan. The normal sharing tab works but the internet doesn't flow to ethernet cable. Do I have to edit something in my nic driver manually to make it work like a crossover ?
    – BobTW
    Commented Feb 24, 2021 at 3:52