Placing the two PCs into the network. Select Connections > Cross-Over Cable. PCs can’t be connected using a direct connection cable.
Then we must configure the 2 PCs with IP Addresses to allow them to communicate.
PC0: 192.168.0.2 PC1: 192.168.0.3
Desktop > IP Configuration > Static
IPv4 Address: From Above Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
From PC1, Desktop > Command Prompt
ping 192.168.0.2
We can now see the two PCs are able to communicate with each other.