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PCs & Mobiles Forum - Connecting 2 PC`s with USB (both with windows XP) - Page 1
posted by close to the edge on Friday, 28th January 2005, 00:15
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Can I connect two PC's via USB both using Windows XP so that I can transfer files from laptop to desktop and vice versa easily?
posted by DIRK_GENTLY on Friday, 28th January 2005, 02:37
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posted by Rassilon on Friday, 28th January 2005, 10:50
Elite
You can get a USB transfer lead to do this, that comes with dedicated software. I paid about £19 for mine some years back, I think Maplin or CPC do them for about £30 ex VAT.
Personally you would be better off with a PCMCIA card or USB Network adaptor (laptop)& for the PC a PCI network card & network the two together with a Network crossover lead.
You could of course buy 2 USB adapters if you are worried about installing the network card inside the PC.
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posted by random username on Monday, 11th April 2005, 15:30
Elite
Help, does this sound like the right cable for connecting two pcs together? My mum is getting a new one, so thought we could just connect them both together to transfer stuff across, is that the right cable?
Belkin - Crossover cable - RJ-45 (M) - RJ-45 (M) - 5 m - UTP ( CAT 5e )
posted by Rob Shepherd on Monday, 11th April 2005, 17:32
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If you want to connect to PCs together using Ethernet cards, then you need a CAT 5 Male to Male crossover cable, which is what you've listed there.
Avoiding the USB discussion myself, as it is not my area and tbh very slow in comparison to Ethernet which is just as cheap. 
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posted by ste_p0270 on Monday, 11th April 2005, 18:38
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Quote:
Avoiding the USB discussion myself, as it is not my area and tbh very slow in comparison to Ethernet which is just as cheap.
not usb 2.0 ("upto" 400Mbps) apparently....assuming you have two usb 2.0
compliant interfaces that is!!
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posted by jeffthegun on Monday, 11th April 2005, 19:08
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but if hes got a usb 2 on each PC then the chances are its got an ethernet card lurking there sometime as they became standard at about the same time.
Hmmmmm
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posted by random username on Monday, 11th April 2005, 19:27
Elite
Quote:
CAT 5 Male to Male crossover cable, which is what you've listed there.
Thankyou very much 
Got one on order cheap (I hope) in the Dell offer, but their descriptions are not in plain English 
Thought I'd better check before the offer ends.
posted by random username on Wednesday, 15th June 2005, 18:31
Elite
I've got this cable, plugged it into both PCs, and run the networking wizard, but I think i've either done something wrong, or missed something. I have a network showing on both computers (Mshome), but when you look each only lists itself and not the other computer. Both computers are using ME.
*edit* sorted it now
This item was edited on Wednesday, 15th June 2005, 21:47
