How do we interconnect three computers to create network ?

I would like to inter connect three computers to create a network and how do we do the settings ?
How do we interconnect three computers to create network ?
Hello, if you are going to be connecting them on a network without internet, it is pretty simple.





First-off, you need a Network Switch. I would go with a 5 or 8 port, just for future expansion. You will also need 3x CAT5 UTP flyleads (ethernet cables), all the above is available at your local computer store. I assume your computers all already have network cards or a built in ethernet port on the motherboard. If not, you will need to have an ethernet card installed in each machine.





Then, once everything is hooked up, power up Windows and go into Network Connections, right-click on the Local Area Connection, go to TCP/IP, click on Properties, and click on Use the following IP address.





At machine 1, use ip 192.168.0.1, at machine 2, 192.168.0.2, and at machine 3 use 192.168.0.3. The subnet mask will default to 255.255.255.0.





Then, set up some folder sharing on each machine and bang, you're done!