Hello,
I've recently bought a new laptop which I'd like to connect to my PC so
that I can copy my music collection across. It's about 12GB so the only
feasible (I think) solution is by a direct connection. I've bought a
CAT5e crossover ethernet cable; both machines are running XP SP2; and
as far as I know both have the appropriate network cards; but I'm
stumped as to what I should do next.
I have Googled extensively but every site I find seems to regard this
as something laughably easy; the built-in help in XP seems to have no
information concerning direct connections, only concerning small
networks using a hub/router. I'd be very grateful if someone could
point me in the direction of a step-by-step guide to setting up a
direct connection and transferring files, or else to a newsgroup where
I could get that kind of help.
I'm sorry if my technical descriptions aren't quite right ("direct
connection" seems a bit vague to me, to begin with...); although I'm by
no means a computer novice, networking is something I've never done
before. Thanks in advance -
Tom Smith
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