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CONNECTING 2 PCs TOGETHER
Name: SHAFI Date: November 9, 2002 at 00:27:28 Pacific OS: XP PRO... CPU/Ram: 40GB
Comment:
HI
WHICH IS THE CHEAPEST WAY OF CONNECTING 2 PCs TOGETHER AND ALSO STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO DO IT (XP TO ME).ANYONE CAN HELP ME PLEASE.
Name: Harry Who Date: November 9, 2002 at 01:06:52 Pacific
Reply:
The cheapest way is to get a cross over cable and a LAN card for each machine. Install the cards with the Manufacturers disks, then plug the crossover cable into each LAN card.. XP has to be the boss here so,in XP's Control panel/Network and internet connections/setup home or busisness network...XP's wizard will do the hard work here all you have to do is make a floopy when prompted then stick that into the ME machine and follow the prompts there too.
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Response Number 2
Name: dsbal Date: November 9, 2002 at 07:18:44 Pacific
Reply:
Actually, it might be cheaper to use this: http://www.pcwebshopper.com/usbdatalink1.html if both pc's have usb ports...
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