Networking

[Robert Szymanski]

Has anyone hooked up two computers side by side. I'm looking to hook up my
old computer using ME, has 3 COM Ethernet card with my new computer using XP
and it has a LAN connector on back. Do I need a special cable? After
everything hooked up I want the old computer to be the slave and new one the
main. Can anyone help?
Thanks Bob

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Simon is incorrect. You don't need a router or hub. Almost any computer
store will carry an "Ethernet cross-over" cable. This cable just has the
pins reversed on one end so that you can directly connect two ethernet cards
together.

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"Robert Szymanski" > wrote in message
...
> Has anyone hooked up two computers side by side. I'm looking to hook up
> my
> old computer using ME, has 3 COM Ethernet card with my new computer using
> XP
> and it has a LAN connector on back. Do I need a special cable? After
> everything hooked up I want the old computer to be the slave and new one
> the
> main. Can anyone help?
> Thanks Bob
>
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Simon is incorrect. You don't need a router or hub. Almost any computer
store will carry an "Ethernet cross-over" cable. This cable just has the
pins reversed on one end so that you can directly connect two ethernet cards
together.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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"Robert Szymanski" > wrote in message
...
> Has anyone hooked up two computers side by side. I'm looking to hook up
> my
> old computer using ME, has 3 COM Ethernet card with my new computer using
> XP
> and it has a LAN connector on back. Do I need a special cable? After
> everything hooked up I want the old computer to be the slave and new one
> the
> main. Can anyone help?
> Thanks Bob
>
>