Re: Networking directly between two computers in Win XP?

[Tony Thompson]

Have a look at this http://www.wown.com/

" 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
>
>

[Gert Belsemeyer]

Hi Tony,
In XP it should be fairly simple, as the Network Connection Setup =
Wizzard also supports those direct link options. (Sorry don't know how =
that little helper is correctly called and which options to use, as I'm =
only familiar with the German XP version.)
However, you must of course use a cross-over LAN cable. Hold both jacks =
of your cable next to each other, there may not be the same wire colors =
sequence. As your network adaptors likely support 100Mbit/s it may be a =
good idea to use a good quality though it shouldn't matter too much for =
a short pt-to-pt link. Same at far lower speed can of course be achieved =
with parallel or serial so called Lap-Link cables.
hth
Gert
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Greetings from peaceful "old Europe"

"Tony Thompson" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag =
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> Have a look at this http://www.wown.com/
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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
> >
> >
>=20
>