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James
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PostPosted: 2003-07-13 16:10:31
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Hi! i just got a lappo, and i was wondering if i could network it to another
computer for playing games and file swapping etc
but a friend mentioned that i dont need a hub, just a crossed rj-45
cable? is this true? and where can you get one??

Thanks in advance for any help!


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Conor
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PostPosted: 2003-07-13 17:01:52
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In article , James-bonner@ecosse.net
says...
> Hi! i just got a lappo, and i was wondering if i could network it to anot=
her
> computer for playing games and file swapping etc
> but a friend mentioned that i dont need a hub, just a crossed rj-45
> cable? is this true? and where can you get one??
>
If your laptop and PC dont have network adapters in them youll need
one for each PC, a PCI one for the desktop and a PCMCIA one for the
laptop. Youll need a crossover CAT5 patch lead which are available
from PC World for around Ł8.


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Deathwalker
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PostPosted: 2003-07-13 22:42:35
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I bought a wireless lan card for lappy for Ł25. special offer. ebay do
wireless usb adapters for Ł26 + vat and delivery. That will work on pc or
laptop. i just ordered one for pc. Hard wire ethernet is cheaper still but
the cable works out at Ł1 a meter ok if the machines are next to each other
but wireless becomes more convenient.

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Osprey wrote in message
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> Richard Warr wrote in message
> news:1GgQa.10712$nP.7524@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
> > James wrote:
> > > Hi! i just got a lappo, and i was wondering if i could network it to
> > > another computer for playing games and file swapping etc
> > > but a friend mentioned that i dont need a hub, just a crossed rj-45
> > > cable? is this true? and where can you get one??
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for any help!
> > If you dont already have network cards then Id suggest going wireless.
> > Ive got two desktops and two laptops talking to each other on a
wireless
> > LAN now - all for about Ł150 with no cables involved.
>
> Get real:-((((
>
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Conor
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PostPosted: 2003-07-14 10:32:10
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In article ,
richard@warr.cc says...
> Osprey wrote:
> >
> > Get real:-((((
>
> Care to elaborate on that? Im networking my house, not Canary Wharf.

Osprey is a fuckwit without a clue.

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Martin Davies
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PostPosted: 2003-07-14 10:45:44
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So if I was networking 2 laptops together, for wireless network, Ill need a
PCMCIA card fitted in each? Then any particular extra equippment?

Martin <><


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In article , James-bonner@ecosse.net
says...
> Hi! i just got a lappo, and i was wondering if i could network it to
another
> computer for playing games and file swapping etc
> but a friend mentioned that i dont need a hub, just a crossed rj-45
> cable? is this true? and where can you get one??
>
If your laptop and PC dont have network adapters in them youll need
one for each PC, a PCI one for the desktop and a PCMCIA one for the
laptop. Youll need a crossover CAT5 patch lead which are available
from PC World for around Ł8.


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Martin Davies
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PostPosted: 2003-07-14 15:34:04
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Thanks.
Can I use that to control a printer too? Or would I then need some sort of
hub for that?

Martin <><


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Conor
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PostPosted: 2003-07-14 16:27:46
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In article ,
martindavies@blueyonder.co.uk says...
> Thanks.
> Can I use that to control a printer too? Or would I then need some sort of
> hub for that?
>
DEpends on what you mean. You can print on the printer connected to the
other computer or you can buy a print server that plugs into the
printer and allows it to be used on the network as a standalone. Im
not aware of any wireless print servers although that doesnt mean
there are any BUT you have to be aware that if you want more than a
couple of devices on a wireless LAN youll need a Wireless Access
Point.

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Deathwalker
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PostPosted: 2003-07-14 18:52:12
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Conor wrote:
> In article , me@privacy.net says...
>>
>> Richard Warr wrote in message
>> news:1GgQa.10712$nP.7524@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
>>> James wrote:
>>>> Hi! i just got a lappo, and i was wondering if i could network it
>>>> to another computer for playing games and file swapping etc
>>>> but a friend mentioned that i dont need a hub, just a crossed
>>>> rj-45 cable? is this true? and where can you get one??
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for any help!
>>> If you dont already have network cards then Id suggest going
>>> wireless. Ive got two desktops and two laptops talking to each
>>> other on a wireless LAN now - all for about Ł150 with no cables
>>> involved.
>>
>> Get real:-((((
>>
> Another fuckwitted answer from Mr. Osprey. You can wireless network
> two PCs/laptops for under Ł100. Hell even shopping at PC World you
> can do
> it for under Ł150.

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