Via cable, LAN or even USB

If you have multiple machines on your desk, seamless file sharing can make work easier. Connecting two computers wirelessly is easy, but a wired connection offers better speed. Transferring multiple gigabytes of data at slow speeds can eat up a lot of your time. If you want to know how to connect two computers together, we'll give you a few options that offer great speeds.

Wired connections using an Ethernet cable can be extremely fast and are great for transferring large files. A pocket-friendly Ethernet cable such as Cat 5e can provide connection speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps, and some other cables can transfer data at speeds of up to 10 Gbps.

However, you can also opt for other, slightly slower options if you don’t have a crossover ethernet cable lying around. For example, USB 3.0 can handle transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps, so it still works fine for transferring large files.