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June 5th, 2007, 06:56 AM
#1
Member
Connecting 2 PCs
Hi guys,
I've just got a HP DV6000TX notebook with Vista in it. I'm trying to connect it to my desktop PC running Windows XP SP2. My desktop PC has got a LAN Card. I've got a RJ-45 cable and another cable with USB interface at both ends.
Can I somehow connect both the notebook and the Desktop PC for purpose of file sharing, multipayer gaming, etc.
I'm new in networking fundas. Please tell me how to connect
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June 5th, 2007, 08:57 AM
#2
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htm
helped me out a lot when i started (theres more than one page)
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June 5th, 2007, 09:49 AM
#3
If the laptop has a network interface use a cross-cable to connect both network cards together.
Oliver's Law:
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
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June 5th, 2007, 11:11 AM
#4
Are you currently using the nic (LAN card) on your desktop PC? If
you're connected via hi-speed internet (DSL or Cable), more than
likely you are using that already. As Sir Dice aptly points out, going
nic-to-nic requires a crossover cable. Might not be a bad idea to
pick up a router for expanding your LAN. That way you'd be able to
share a hi-speed internet connection. You won't need a crossover
cable in that case either.
“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.” — Will Rogers
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June 5th, 2007, 02:13 PM
#5
When using the NIC to NIC with a crossover you will have to manually asign IP addresses....in the same range and subnet.
MLF
How people treat you is their karma- how you react is yours-Wayne Dyer
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June 5th, 2007, 02:22 PM
#6
Originally Posted by morganlefay
When using the NIC to NIC with a crossover you will have to manually asign IP addresses....in the same range and subnet.
W2K (and above) will assign a ipv4 link local address (169.254.x.x) to the interface if it cannot find a DHCP server.
http://www.rfc-archive.org/getrfc.php?rfc=3927
Oliver's Law:
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
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June 5th, 2007, 02:31 PM
#7
wow....so each device will get its own address...no duplicates???
very cool
havent used a crossover since the old NT4.0 days..
MLF
How people treat you is their karma- how you react is yours-Wayne Dyer
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June 5th, 2007, 02:36 PM
#8
Originally Posted by morganlefay
wow....so each device will get its own address...no duplicates???
That's the whole idea Plug 'n play networking..
Oliver's Law:
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
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June 6th, 2007, 02:56 PM
#9
Junior Member
Router
Why not just get a router
that will solve this and future problems with internet for 30 bucks
and then no issues with Ip addressing or adding friends for gaming
Skylar Woodell
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destroyed the world with a trs-80
Imagine what he could do today...
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June 6th, 2007, 03:35 PM
#10
Yup bottom line is cross over cable with manual ips or router to do it the easy way.
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