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Name: shakushinnen
Hi,
I'm trying to connecy two comuters, a laptop (compaq) with windows 98se and a desktop with windows ME. I believe I can do this via the USB ports?? If so, what else to I need to do/have?
Thanks,
John
P.S. I want to connect them so that I can ghost the laptop HDD to the slave in the desktop.
Thanks,
Johnwww.cedargallery.nl
Using a networking crossover cable would be much faster and probably easier. I'm told that some networking controllers actually don't even need a special cable. I have now first hand experience with that though. Crossover cables look just like a normal patch cable but have some of the wires crossed. There are also crossover connectors, which are easier to find.
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Hi OtheHill,
I would need to have two ethernet cards for this, wouldn't I?
...... johnwww.cedargallery.nl
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usb networking - how to...:
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/ar...
As "OtH" is suggesting using NICs and a cross-over cable would be be perhaps better...
You "would" need a NIC in each PC - and possibly the laptop has a built-in one already; the desktop maybe not? If none in the desktop then to install one is no great job; cost around $$10-15/£10-£15 - or less? And then just the cross-over cable. Although personally I'd use a standard cable reasonable/usable length - with a "short" cross-over cable extension for the link. That way, if/when you get a hub..., you already have one standard cat-5 cable in-house. (Hub-PC connections use standard cables - not cross-over types.)
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According to this:
http://www.webtechgeek.com/Direct-c...
you can use a USB cable for a DCC (direct cable connection). If so, that's probably the least expensive way to connect them.
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USB will probably work. The problem may be the speed. If either USB controller is USB 1 or 1.1, which is likely, it would be excruciatingly slow.
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Hi,
trvir - I don't know enough about computers to really understand what you're saying.
Dave/OtheHill - the DCC installation asks what kind of port you want to use (windows me/98se) but only gives you the choice of LTP or serial, on USB option, but I do have USB on both machines.
.... johnwww.cedargallery.nl
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OK, yeah I see you don't get a USB option for DCC. It seems like it'd just be a software solution but I couldn't find anything that worked with USB and 98.
You could always get a parallel or serial cable and then use DCC. It'd be slow but it'd get the job done.
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If you check out the link I posted abvoe - look into its contents more fully - it will tell you how to set up a simple 2 PC network - using cat-5 cables and a IC in each PC. A simple 2 PC network would be much faster overall; and allows for future growth...
Start here - a little lower down the [age/screen - and there's a whole slew of tutorials etc.:
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/ar...
#these two sites also have enxcllent tutorials etc.
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/...
If you're willing/able to put in the time - and it won't be a lot... - the benefit to you is worth it. You will learn a lot fast; and know how to set up a simple (and maybe not so simple) network...
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I came across this:
http://www.usb.org/about/faq/ans5
while looking up info for another thread. It says you can damage the PCs if you connect them together with a regular USB cable. You need a special bridge cable for that.
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Looks like that might work. It has "over current protection design" which sounds like it would protect against the problem mentioned in my link. Also, the software says it works with 98.
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DON'T USE USB2.0 A/A CABLE!! whatever you do... it can burn your ports... you'll want a bridged cable. it can give you speeds of up to 480 MBps... but yeah... don't use an a/a cable
I'm here to help as best I can...
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Hi Guys,
Thanks for all the help. Sorry I haven't got back to you before now. I haven't really decided what I'm going to yet.
... johnwww.cedargallery.nl
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Well, depends honestly on what you wanna do with the cables... I've looked into it and I'd go with Cat5e cables to two NIC cards and setting up file share over the LAN... this will give you full access to the shared files... you can also map the network drive and share all resources by right clicking the folder/drive after setting up file share and click "map network drive" it will give you a second "hard drive" in My computers. this is the other computer's hard drive. This gives you access over the network... if you need more help would be happy to help ^^
I'm here to help as best I can...
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