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Connecting two notebooks Pete 01-13-2006
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Posted by Pete on January 13, 2006, 4:36 pm
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Hi, I own a notebook without bluetooth or wireless facilities, although =
I have a pcmcia slot. My wife has just bought a notebook with both. We =
are both running Windows XP Pro. I'm posting to find out what I would =
need to do/buy to connect both notebooks (cable-free) to share files. We =
don't have a broadband connection but we may consider that in the =
future. We also have a desktop PC downstairs that we could link up also, =
but its mainly to share notebook files. Please excuse my ignorance but I =
know nothing about wireless connectivity.

Sincere thanks.

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All the best,
Pete

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Home Page: http://users.bigpond.com/lansma
Location: 42=B053'S; 147=B019'E


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Posted by Harry on January 13, 2006, 4:46 pm
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Its not lightening fast but just buy a Bluetooth dongle for yours, pair =
the two comps and use that for file transfer.


Hi, I own a notebook without bluetooth or wireless facilities, =
although I have a pcmcia slot. My wife has just bought a notebook with =
both. We are both running Windows XP Pro. I'm posting to find out what I =
would need to do/buy to connect both notebooks (cable-free) to share =
files. We don't have a broadband connection but we may consider that in =
the future. We also have a desktop PC downstairs that we could link up =
also, but its mainly to share notebook files. Please excuse my ignorance =
but I know nothing about wireless connectivity.

Sincere thanks.

--=20
All the best,
Pete

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Home Page: http://users.bigpond.com/lansma
Location: 42=B053'S; 147=B019'E


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Posted by Barry Watzman on January 13, 2006, 5:54 pm
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The range of bluetooth is extremely short (measured in feet or, at best,
tens of feet). You want to use WiFi instead. You could do it just a
WiFi 802.11 PC Card (802.11B or 802.11G), but it's probably better done
by using that plus a wireless router and setting up a more formal
network (including the desktop). A Wireless network PC Card (and "PC
Card" is the correct terminology, not "PCMCIA card") is about $29, a
wireless router is about $39. However, on rare occasion, you can get
kits with both items for $19 to $29 after rebates.


Pete wrote:
> Hi, I own a notebook without bluetooth or wireless facilities, although
> I have a pcmcia slot. My wife has just bought a notebook with both. We
> are both running Windows XP Pro. I'm posting to find out what I would
> need to do/buy to connect both notebooks (cable-free) to share files. We
> don't have a broadband connection but we may consider that in the
> future. We also have a desktop PC downstairs that we could link up also,
> but its mainly to share notebook files. Please excuse my ignorance but I
> know nothing about wireless connectivity.
>
> Sincere thanks.
>
> --
> All the best,
> Pete
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> Home Page: http://users.bigpond.com/lansma
> Location: 42°53'S; 147°19'E
>
>

Posted by Joseph Fenn on January 14, 2006, 4:51 pm
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2006, Barry Watzman wrote:
> The range of bluetooth is extremely short (measured in feet or, at best, =
tens=20
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> plus a wireless router and setting up a more formal network (including th=
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> desktop). A Wireless network PC Card (and "PC Card" is the correct=20
> terminology, not "PCMCIA card") is about $29, a wireless router is about =
$39.=20
> However, on rare occasion, you can get kits with both items for $19 to $2=
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> after rebates.
>
>
> Pete wrote:
>> Hi, I own a notebook without bluetooth or wireless facilities, although =
I=20
>> have a pcmcia slot. My wife has just bought a notebook with both. We are=
=20
>> both running Windows XP Pro. I'm posting to find out what I would need t=
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>> do/buy to connect both notebooks (cable-free) to share files. We don't h=
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>> wireless connectivity.
>> Sincere thanks.
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>> All the best,
>> Pete
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> Home Page: http://users.bigpond.com/lansma
>> Location: 42=B053'S; 147=B019'E
>>=20
Barry,
I have a similar question. What would one need to just copy the
entire contents of one laptop to another laptop. Would a cable
between the serial ports and a null modem be able to do this, or
is there a better way?
Kokomo Joe

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Posted by William P.N. Smith on January 14, 2006, 5:12 pm
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>I have a similar question. What would one need to just copy the
>entire contents of one laptop to another laptop. Would a cable
>between the serial ports and a null modem be able to do this, or
>is there a better way?

Serial cable connections are going to be really slow. If both
machines have network ports, get a crossover cable for really
high-speed connectivity.

[Note that "entire contents" may not mean what you think it means, do
you want to clone the hard disk to replace a machine with another
identical one, or just move data files to a new machine?]

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