PC Connectivity with RJ-45 Cables
PC Connectivity with RJ-45 Cables
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I am trying to connect two laptop computers by means of using the RJ-45 jacks and cable. The operating systems are windows vista. Can anyone advice on what settings I need to modify on each of the computers so I can access their respective drives. Thank you in advance





RE: PC Connectivity with RJ-45 Cables
Then.. well, I don't know the exact steps in Vista, but basically you enable sharing of some part of each computer's drive, and then you can copy stuff back and forth.
It's a bad idea to share the 'root' (C:\). Better to set up a \pub directory on each, and share just that. ... so the idiot driving the other computer (or when you connect to a network, _any_ other computer) can't screw up the one you're driving.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: PC Connectivity with RJ-45 Cables
The other choice is to configure the computers to do peer-to-peer networking.
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RE: PC Connectivity with RJ-45 Cables
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Check workgroup names of both system, it has to have the same name.(Vista's default workgroup is HOME)
Then, go in folder options. Click on view, uncheck Use simple file sharing(if it's checked).
You should be able to share & transfer files now.
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Once you have a router, that gives you the capability to connect them to the internet and wireless as well if it is a wireless router.
John
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Please explain...
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