I do exactly this.

Run ./monerod --rpc-bind-ip <your local network ip of this device>.

Then on your other machine, launch ./monero-wallet-cli (or the GUI) with ./monero-wallet-cli --daemon-host <the IP of your machine running monerod>.

Binding the IP to your LOCAL network IP address will allow only devices on your local network to connect to the daemon for using RPC commands, but it will still relay transactions for the network.

For example, your local IP might be something like 192.168.1.xxx or 10.2.xxx.xxx. It might be necessary to configure your router to keep this IP statically assigned to that computer, but aside from that nothing else is required.

I do exactly this.

Run ./monerod --rpc-bind-ip <your local network ip of this device>.

Then on your other machine, launch ./monero-wallet-cli (or the GUI) with ./monero-wallet-cli --daemon-host <the IP of your machine running monerod>.

Binding the IP to your LOCAL network IP address will allow only devices on your local network to connect to the daemon for using RPC commands, but it will still relay transactions for the network.

For example, your local IP might be something like 192.168.1.xxx or 10.2.xxx.xxx. It might be necessary to configure your router to keep this IP statically assigned to that computer, but aside from that nothing else is required.

edit: this is if you want to connect remotely within your own local network. if you want to be able to connect from anywhere, use @gingeropolous answer.

I do exactly this.

Run ./monerod --rpc-bind-ip <your local network ip of this device>.

Then on your other machine, launch ./monero-wallet-cli (or the GUI) with ./monero-wallet-cli --daemon-host <the IP of your machine running monerod>.

Binding the IP to your LOCAL network IP address will allow only devices on your local network to connect to the daemon for using as a wallet but it will still relay transactions for the network.

For example, your local IP might be something like 192.168.1.xxx or 10.2.xxx.xxx. It might be necessary to configure your router to keep this IP statically assigned to that computer, but aside from that nothing else is required.

I do exactly this.

Run ./monerod --rpc-bind-ip <your local network ip of this device>.

Then on your other machine, launch ./monero-wallet-cli (or the GUI) with ./monero-wallet-cli --daemon-host <the IP of your machine running monerod>.

Binding the IP to your LOCAL network IP address will allow only devices on your local network to connect to the daemon for using RPC commands, but it will still relay transactions for the network.

For example, your local IP might be something like 192.168.1.xxx or 10.2.xxx.xxx. It might be necessary to configure your router to keep this IP statically assigned to that computer, but aside from that nothing else is required.