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11-26-2007
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| | to contact a vista laptop to xp laptop using a crossover cable Hi, im a bit new to networking computers together and im finding this information on the boards all a bit confusing. I got a vista laptop which i wish to link to a xp laptop brought a crossover cable but now im a bit lost in trying to link the top laptops together could some explain please label out the steps i need to do. thank you Brian |
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11-26-2007
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| | Re: to contact a vista laptop to xp laptop using a crossover cable You may need to setup TCP/IP manually. To do that, go to the properties of LAN on both computers. -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Brian Boulnois" <Brian Boulnois@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:FECDC14A-7FD6-4E96-BA05-045C2DA175E3@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, im a bit new to networking computers together and im finding this > information on the boards all a bit confusing. > > I got a vista laptop which i wish to link to a xp laptop brought a > crossover > cable but now im a bit lost in trying to link the top laptops together > could > some explain please label out the steps i need to do. > > thank you > Brian |
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11-26-2007
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| | Re: to contact a vista laptop to xp laptop using a crossover cable On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:53:00 -0800, Brian Boulnois <Brian Boulnois@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Hi, im a bit new to networking computers together and im finding this >information on the boards all a bit confusing. > >I got a vista laptop which i wish to link to a xp laptop brought a crossover >cable but now im a bit lost in trying to link the top laptops together could >some explain please label out the steps i need to do. > >thank you >Brian Ad-hoc networking using a cross-over cable is virtually the same for Windows Vista as for Windows XP. Read carefully, and ask questions. <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/connecting-two-computers-with.html> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...ters-with.html -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org. |
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11-27-2007
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| | RE: to contact a vista laptop to xp laptop using a crossover cable http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/l.../bb727037.aspx Above link will help. "Brian Boulnois" wrote: Quote: > Hi, im a bit new to networking computers together and im finding this > information on the boards all a bit confusing. > > I got a vista laptop which i wish to link to a xp laptop brought a crossover > cable but now im a bit lost in trying to link the top laptops together could > some explain please label out the steps i need to do. > > thank you > Brian |
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