do people typically just use a usb cord or what?

6/14/2007 3:55:46 PM

1) cat 5e or 6 crossover cable
2) switch and 2 cat 5e straight cables

are your best options

6/14/2007 4:06:40 PM

how much data are we talking? if it can fit on a CD or thumb drive, do that. if you have more data than that, use a crossover cable

6/14/2007 4:19:12 PM

so am i gonna need a program to make that work

im assuming i will

6/15/2007 1:53:42 AM

nope

6/15/2007 2:01:10 AM

so im just gonna hook this up and the laptop going to appear under My Computer or something?

never done this obviously

6/15/2007 2:05:40 AM

http://www.conniq.com/WinXPNetworking_Ethernet_direct_connection.htm

6/15/2007 2:13:01 AM

Wireless...

6/15/2007 2:21:34 AM

i use a little data transfer cable i got from tigerdirect.com's store... works fine and quicker than the network...

6/15/2007 6:32:20 AM

yeah im looking for ease of use and a page of instructions doesnt seem that easy

whats this cable youre talking about timswar?

6/15/2007 2:33:11 PM

PM me if you want to borrow a USB transfer cable or crossover network cable.

6/15/2007 2:34:47 PM

i'm such a dork i have a crossover plug on my keychain.

6/15/2007 3:28:52 PM

^ im actually looking to buy one or the other cuz i just bought a laptop and im gonna be transferring a lot of stuff all the time

6/15/2007 3:40:22 PM

Most new computers can use a regular patch cable as a crossover cable.

6/15/2007 4:31:54 PM

^^Ok. If you plan on doing quite a bit of this, you might just want to buy a cheap wired router(or switch) and a couple regular ethernet cables. It's cheap, extensible, fast, and doesn't require any special cables. You can easily get all of this stuff for <$20(quite possibly even free) and believe me, it comes in handy for far more than just transferring things.

Wireless router would be very convenient and a cheap wireless-B one would do. I've gotten several of those in the past for <$10.

[Edited on June 16, 2007 at 11:03 AM. Reason : .]

6/16/2007 11:02:07 AM