disconnecting then reconnecting lost networked computer

I am trying to add a third computer to a home network. I
connected it to the second so-far-unused ethernet port on
computer 1, and that did not work. In case that port was
faulty, I unplugged from the already-used ethernet port
the cable to computer 2 and plugged the third computer
into the same port; that still did not work. So to restore
the earlier situation I plugged the cable connecting to
computer 2 back into the port it was using before.

But now "network neighborhood" doesn't show computer 2.

What should I do to reestablish the old connection?

John

To connect three computers you need straight-through (or "patch") network
cables and a hub or router or switch.

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"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:042401c3c1ba$1839e0f0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am trying to add a third computer to a home network. I
> connected it to the second so-far-unused ethernet port on
> computer 1, and that did not work. In case that port was
> faulty, I unplugged from the already-used ethernet port
> the cable to computer 2 and plugged the third computer
> into the same port; that still did not work. So to restore
> the earlier situation I plugged the cable connecting to
> computer 2 back into the port it was using before.
>
> But now "network neighborhood" doesn't show computer 2.
>
> What should I do to reestablish the old connection?
>
> John