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06-23-2006, 11:17 AM
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Connecting two PCs
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I have two PCs running and i hope to connect them, as i use the less powerful one to surf and collect graphic ideas, but the graphical work is done on my other PC, at the moment i transfer using a flash drive so a cable will be a lot less hassle, i have read on the net that this can be done using a (USB Bridged Networking Cable) ? is this correct ? do i need software ? or do i need a different cable ? so my question is how do i connect my two PCs ? any help / advice greatly appreciated thank you, Fizz 
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06-23-2006, 11:23 AM
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What operating system do you have on both of the machines?
Do they both have ethernet ports on the back? How close to gether are they?
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06-23-2006, 11:31 AM
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Hi, both PCs are XP Home OS SP2 both are connected to the same router one by ethernet one by USB router is BT Voyger 205 ADSL only one PC has ethernet port and on the back of the router there is one ethernet port and one USB port. PCs are 5 foot apart.
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06-23-2006, 11:38 AM
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Have you tried setting up a home network and sharing your files?
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06-23-2006, 12:22 PM
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Hi rjfvillarosa
No i was not sure how to do this. |
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06-23-2006, 12:30 PM
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Go into control panel and use the "Network Setup Wizard", it's very easy to follow, another very easy way with XP is to put your XP CD in your machine and when the GUI screen pops up just click the network wizard and follow the steps, you will need to give your machines a unique name and you will also have to give your network a name (MSHOME is the default).
Once you have done this you will need to go to your files and allow sharing in the file, folder or disk properties, you can choose what you want to share ie: the entire disk or just a folder or file. I have never done it via a USB cable but I am sure it works the same way, saying that LAN cards are cheap as chips these days so maybe a quick trip to PCWorld for a lan card and cat5 cable might be in order. |
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06-23-2006, 12:31 PM
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go to control panel, network and internet settings, then setup or change your home or small office network under pick a task. Then just follow the directions of the wizard
EDIT: guess I was late to the post lol |
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06-23-2006, 12:36 PM
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rjfvillarosa, Ghost(BOO!) Thank you very much for your help and advice
Fizz.
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