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Hi I have and issue where I am try to connect my desktop to my laptop to allow me to rdp to it through a direct cable connection, while still having a wired internet connection on the desktop that only has one ethernet port. I have a belkin 10/100 8 port switch which I connected to my router. I connected a cable from my desktop and laptop to the switch as well, but the desktop doesn't seem to be able to connect to the laptop through this switch.
I was wondering if I needed some sort of an ethernet splitter in order to be able to connect the desktop and laptop with a cable directly, or if what I am trying to achieve is possible with the setup I have currently?
I have enabled rdp settings on the laptop and have set the IP to a static IP as I read that it might be the way to do it. I am unable to ping the static IP of the laptop from the desktop.
Both machines are on windows 7.
I am quite the networking noob so any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.
Ah, I guess the firewall was the issue, although I had previously made an exception for remote desktop, I have now completely disabled it. I can connect now but the rdp session is a little laggy, is it running through the internet and not locally? Is there a way to tell? – J. Schei – 2016-09-16T05:43:44.467
If you're connecting via the internal IP or hostname then it's not via the Internet. If you're getting lag then you may want to set both LAN cards to 100Mbps rather than auto negotiate. If you're on a gigabit LAN then try either 1Gbps or 100Mbps rather than auto negotiate. – Kinnectus – 2016-09-16T05:48:51.863
The ethernet adapters on your pc and laptop – Kinnectus – 2016-09-16T05:53:22.250
I see a bunch of properties in the advanced tab when configuring my network adapter, such as speed & duplex, receive buffers etc. Are these what I am looking for? – J. Schei – 2016-09-16T05:55:10.637
So I set both pcs to 100mbps full duplex and haven't noticed a difference. Maybe a reboot? – J. Schei – 2016-09-16T05:59:00.230