how to connect 2 computers
Plug in an ethernet cable. To connect two computers that don't have access to a shared network, you can use an Ethernet cable to make a direct connection between the two computer's Ethernet ports.. Select Connect to Server from the Go menu. 1  A dialog will appear with a list of favorite servers. 2  If your target machine's IP address does not appear in the list, click Browse or type the IP address of the target machine into the Server Address field.