help needed plz!!!!

guy101 · 12-30-2003, 07:39 AM

does anyone know of a simple and cheap way to network 2 laptop computers in the same room but neither have an ethernet port...
one runs on Win XP
and the other on Win ME

someone plz help me....

nomad · 12-30-2003, 08:30 AM

wireless

guy101 · 12-30-2003, 09:11 AM

well a bit more help plz... ive never networked a computer in my life an all i wanna do is play games over the network

tech4hire · 12-30-2003, 11:05 AM

you can get a usb connector that will go btw the 2 computers. I dont think this will be fast enough as the usb is only 11mb. Cheapest way would be to get two network cards and put a crossover cable between them.

RyanOldw83 · 12-30-2003, 01:59 PM

Sneaker-net

jk... wireless would be too expensive if your looking for a cheao way. Tech4hires second suggestion is your best bet.

12-30-2003, 07:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
guy101 Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 67	help needed plz!!!! does anyone know of a simple and cheap way to network 2 laptop computers in the same room but neither have an ethernet port... one runs on Win XP and the other on Win ME someone plz help me....

12-30-2003, 08:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
nomad Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 99	wireless __________________ nomad

12-30-2003, 11:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
tech4hire True Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 247	you can get a usb connector that will go btw the 2 computers. I dont think this will be fast enough as the usb is only 11mb. Cheapest way would be to get two network cards and put a crossover cable between them. __________________ Tech4hire i am no lazier now than I was forty years ago, but that is because I reached the limit forty years ago. You can\'t go beyond possibility. - Mark Twain

12-30-2003, 01:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
RyanOldw83 Ultra Techie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 774	Sneaker-net jk... wireless would be too expensive if your looking for a cheao way. Tech4hires second suggestion is your best bet. __________________ Windows XP PRO:$0, Visual Studio 6:$0, Age of Empires 2:$0, Halo:$0. Having $100s in free MS software while people are being sued over $.99 songs: Priceless

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12-30-2003, 09:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
guy101 Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 67	well a bit more help plz... ive never networked a computer in my life an all i wanna do is play games over the network