can you connect 2 computers through a modem to share files to eachother?

Question

they are both in the same room

yeah i meant router (not modem)...... i have DSL if that helps at all

Answer 1

You can definately share files between two computer with a router as long as you can ping one computer from the other.

1) Set them up on the same workgroup.

2) Name each computer differently (ex: computer1, computer2)

3) Setup share with full access to all users on one computer

4) Map to the share from your second computer (ex. \\computer1\share)

Thats about all you need.

Good Luck

Answer 2

You would need a line simulator to provide current on the line. See the additional info for how to build one.

You can use a null modem cable, it's a crossover serial cable. You can then connect them to each other and it would function as a modem to modem connection.

Or you can purchase two network cards and a crossover cable. This will be the fastest connection.

Answer 3

Not without 2 phone lines so that you can provide a dialtone typically. It can be done but it's typically not worth the hassle. Your much better off buying 2 cheap network cards, or if they have network cards already getting an ethernet crossover cable to connect the two.

Answer 4

m8 your Motherboard should have built in ethernet, its pretty standard since the mid 90's or something just get a cross over cable, its doable how ever very slow indeed and almost pointless it would be faster to do it with cd's heck floppy disks would proberly be quicker.

Answer 5

Through a modem? I suppose that you could but it would be EXTREMELY slow (capped at 56kbps).

Answer 6

Hi, Yes are you running xp ? run your tour xp from startup menu, click on start