High! I'm going to buy a laptop and I want to connect it to a desktop to transfer data between them. I was told that I'll have to use a net cable (RJ45) but I do not know how to configure Windows Vista. Can someone tell me how to do that? Thanks,
"topaiva" wrote in message news:E0EE0BAA-03A3-405C-B0A7-B1A224FDFE40@microsoft.com... > High! > I'm going to buy a laptop and I want to connect it to a desktop to > transfer > data between them. > I was told that I'll have to use a net cable (RJ45) That depends on how you are going to connect them. Have a look here: http://www.kevinboone.com/homenetwork.html
What I want is just connecting two computers to transfer data and disconnect them after data is transferred. I don't want to use any hub, just a cable. "Gordon" wrote: > "topaiva" wrote in message > news:E0EE0BAA-03A3-405C-B0A7-B1A224FDFE40@microsoft.com... > > High! > > I'm going to buy a laptop and I want to connect it to a desktop to > > transfer > > data between them. > > I was told that I'll have to use a net cable (RJ45) > > That depends on how you are going to connect them. > Have a look here: > http://www.kevinboone.com/homenetwork.html > >
"topaiva" wrote in message news:50533F78-2F71-456F-863E-CFEF53EEF601@microsoft.com... > What I want is just connecting two computers to transfer data and > disconnect > them after data is transferred. I don't want to use any hub, just a cable. > Then you need a cross-over cable, NOT a straight J45 patch cable....
That's OK. But do I have to configure both PCs or Windows Vista from each PC recognizes the other one? "Gordon" wrote: > "topaiva" wrote in message > news:50533F78-2F71-456F-863E-CFEF53EEF601@microsoft.com... > > What I want is just connecting two computers to transfer data and > > disconnect > > them after data is transferred. I don't want to use any hub, just a cable. > > > > Then you need a cross-over cable, NOT a straight J45 patch cable.... > >
"topaiva" wrote in message news:34E8119E-353B-4F62-BBF3-1F8A1BC5CB00@microsoft.com... > That's OK. But do I have to configure both PCs or Windows Vista from each > PC > recognizes the other one? > Assuming each machine has a network card, plug the cross-over cable into each, then do the New Network wizard on each machine.Just follow the instructions...
