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Old 11-03-2005, 04:23 PM   #1
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i have two laptops which i would like to link up temporarily with an ethernet cable for filesharing until i have enough money for a wireless system with an external HD. What would I need to set up an ethernet network? and how do i do it?
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You need a cross over cable to link from one to the other directly.
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ok, so just a crossover cable. is there anything else i would need?
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ok, so just a crossover cable. is there anything else i would need?
Nope, that's it. Just rename the Workgroup so both are in the same one and set the Share properties on the folders/files you want to share.
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Old 11-03-2005, 06:10 PM   #5
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thanks, i wish everything else in life was as simple
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