How Are The Ways Of Connecting My Desktop PC And My Laptop Together For the internet?
BUT i thought of...
a lead,
BUT how can i do that??
USB flash drive..
BUT i have no idea how/what is a USB flash drive works,
Wireless - no thanks, no routers, just wires or the USB way
(by the way my Desktops XP and my laptop is a WINDOWS ME <- but dose that still matter?)
regards,
2006-10-22 03:23:56 · 9 answers · asked by Andréw 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
First, using a wireless LAN router is the simplest possible way. However, if you don't want to do that, you can use a Firewire port on each computer.
A Firewire port (also called a 1394, i.Link, or IEEE-1394), allows both WinXP and WinME to automatically configure the 2 computers.
Only one of the computers can have the internet connection, but the Firewire link allows you to access all the drives, printers, peripherals, etc., on both machines using just the one, which should be the one connected to the Internet.
Good Luck.
2006-10-22 03:39:53 · answer #1 · answered by Longshiren 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The operating systems should not conflict with each other, so that you don't have worry about. The flash disk drive is a storage device for mobility ( e.g to take files home from work ) . Now what you actually want to know is how to connect the two.
Well you can use a cross over cable to connect your laptop to your PC and then via your router. Assuming you have broadband you have to have a router.
Hope you come right good luck.
2006-10-22 03:35:03 · answer #2 · answered by Gismo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best way is the following way.
Parts required:
1 x Crossover Cable
2 x Network Cards (Desktop machine)
1 x Network Card (Laptop machine)
How to:
One network card is used for your Internet on the Desktop.
One network card is used for your desktop to connect to your laptop.
You will need to set up the network so your laptops "Default Gateway" is your Desktops *LAN* ip address.
You can use the DNS of your Internet provider.
On your machines they both need the same subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Ip range would be (Desktop = 192.168.0.1 and Laptop = 192.168.0.2 with a gateway of 192.168.0.1)
Then the desktop needs to share the Internet connection through its network device in network and Internet connections in control panel.
BOOM... it works.
100% that will do the trick.
2006-10-22 03:33:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
connect pc to internet intall a L A N card they are about £10 when thats done connect laptop to the L A N card with a CROSSOVER ethernet cable share the internet connection on the pc this works but to use the laptop the pc must be on mail me if you need more info
2006-10-22 03:31:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
definite, this could be a threat. Assuming you have a Cable or DSL modem (or different broadband or LAN based connection), you will possibly desire to have the flexibility to get carry of a instant router that still has ethernet LAN ports. connect your router to the cable modem by the WAN/information superhighway port, and then connect your laptop by ethernet cable to between the LAN ports on it. Then, set your instant SSID (community call), channel, WEP or WPA (secure practices key), and enable NAT and DHCP on the LAN fringe of your router. Then, on your computing device connecting by instant, open your instant community settings (computing device) or Aiport Menu (Mac) and choose the SSID you assigned on your router, enter your WEP or WPA key and you will possibly desire to be linked. The laptop might desire to get a DHCP handle in simple terms via connecting the ethernet cable.
2016-10-15 07:26:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are using dsl broadband, then you can connect your modem to a hub and set a small network for your desk top and laptop by using cables. connect the modem to the hub and connect the hub to the desktop and laptop with separate cables of course.
2006-10-22 04:02:33 · answer #6 · answered by babystel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes just buy a 4port router and u can run upto 4 pcs or laptops off of this no problam any 4port broadband routher will do you fine and yes its fine with windows me and dont install any **** programs it will just cause you problems to something that is so easy
2006-10-22 03:30:23 · answer #7 · answered by themanwithtwoarms 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy an ethernet cable and use the windows network wizard.
2006-10-22 03:25:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a proxy connection or try this free program to set it up
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/proxy.htm
2006-10-22 03:26:44 · answer #9 · answered by Hacker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋