All of these factors can lead to stress: 1  Fear and uncertainty. When you regularly hear about the threat of terrorist attacks, global warming, and toxic chemicals on the news, it can cause you to feel stressed, especially because you feel like you have no control over those events. 2  Attitudes and perceptions.
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.
Obtain a network crossover cable. This is a type of Ethernet cable used for connecting two computers to one another. If you have an older computer, you must use a crossover cable. A regular ethernet cable will not work on older computers. There is no aesthetic difference between the two cables.. Plug each end of the cable into a network port of each laptop. The network port is what you connect your Ethernet cable to usually. The cable will click when successfully connected to the network port. 1  Note that some newer laptops do not have a network port.