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snafunn
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_ 		18. June 2006 @ 19:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi, i have a desktop connected to the internet through a cable modem downstairs, and the cable modem is connected to a wifi router that gives me wifi on my upstairs desktop. Now i would like to be able to connect my laptop to the upstairs computer to transfer files and hopefully get internet access. Is there a cable i can buy that would allow me to do that? how would i set it up?

thanks a ton.
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pcrepair
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_ 		19. June 2006 @ 03:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
get a wi-fi card they go from only £18 and then you'll have connections to both computers via your wireless router

the other alternative is ethernet cable. To go between two computers you will need a 'crossover', or if you can connect via the router just a 'patch' lead then just run the network wizard
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snafunn
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_ 		19. June 2006 @ 11:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
alright, that sounds good. both computers have ethernet ports on the back, so that will work. i think i will get a crossover cable, seeing as they are only about $5 for 10 feet.

so this will allow me access to files between computers as well as internet access on the laptop? when you say network wizard you mean the standard XP one, right? not the d-link, or linksys, or whatever...

thanks a lot.
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sezerb
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_ 		19. June 2006 @ 17:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you have a cross over cable you will be able to share files between the two computers
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snafunn
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_ 		19. June 2006 @ 18:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
but will i be able to get internet access, or will i need to connect to the router for that?
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