Tony Thompson
March 18th 03, 08:07 PM
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" MS" > wrote in message
...
> Although fairly computer literate, I am pretty ignorant as far as networks
> go. So, sorry if the following question seems like a "dummy" question.
>
> Two laptops, both running Windows XP Home Edition. Both have built-in
> network adapter cards and jacks for a network cable.
>
> Can they be networked, for transferring files between them, by connecting
> them to each other directly with a network cable, without any additional
> network hardware?
>
> If so, how do you set it up? I tried to do it, connected them, used the
"Add
> New Connection" wizard, but couldn't get it to work. Always got an error
> message like "network cable is unplugged", although it was plugged in to
> both laptops.
>
> If it's possible, please tell me how to do it.
>
> Does it matter what kind of male-male network cable--Cat 5e, Fast Cat 5e,
> Cat 6?
>
> Thank you for your input,
> Mike
>
>
" MS" > wrote in message
...
> Although fairly computer literate, I am pretty ignorant as far as networks
> go. So, sorry if the following question seems like a "dummy" question.
>
> Two laptops, both running Windows XP Home Edition. Both have built-in
> network adapter cards and jacks for a network cable.
>
> Can they be networked, for transferring files between them, by connecting
> them to each other directly with a network cable, without any additional
> network hardware?
>
> If so, how do you set it up? I tried to do it, connected them, used the
"Add
> New Connection" wizard, but couldn't get it to work. Always got an error
> message like "network cable is unplugged", although it was plugged in to
> both laptops.
>
> If it's possible, please tell me how to do it.
>
> Does it matter what kind of male-male network cable--Cat 5e, Fast Cat 5e,
> Cat 6?
>
> Thank you for your input,
> Mike
>
>