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Sergey K
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hey all, i've bought new laptop and now i want to create a file sharing/internet via my PC and laptop. please help me with it.. type step by step cuz i belive i tryed all the ways to do that.. and it still not working.

i've connected my phone cable between laptop and my pc. (http://www.pixelapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/phone-cable-rj11.jpg)

so now, help me please to create connection system so the pc will be the hoster and the laptop will be my client.

big thanks

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 6th May 2008 23:23
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Have you plugged two 56k modems together? LAN has a wider plug. I don't think you will be able to share anything over 56k.


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Posted: 6th May 2008 23:30
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yes, first of all, make sure that you are using the LAn cable and not just a phone modem cable. Then, you will need to setup a network from my computer and control panel. enable it to have file and printer sharing as well as TCIP. really, you should just get a router and have internet and file sharing wirelessly or wired.

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Sergey K
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Posted: 6th May 2008 23:39
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its not phone cable.. its STP (http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/cooldrives/best-quality-cat6-cable-stp-cat-6-e.jpg)
im kinda new in those stuff.. how do i setting it up to share my pc with laptop?

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 7th May 2008 00:32
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I just plugged the two PCs together with a LAN crossover cable. They automatically shared internet, which allowed me to setup a FTP server (using FileZilla) so files could be shared between the two systems.


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Sergey K
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Posted: 7th May 2008 01:01
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humm.. automaticly you say? there is no popup for me or any "found new plugged cable" or something..

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Posted: 7th May 2008 01:21 Edited at: 7th May 2008 01:22
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Wasn't for me either. I plugged them together, and the one that wasn't connected directly to the internet suddenly got internet access. You've also got to make sure that the LAN cable you're using is a crossover cable; two crossover cables or a single normal cable simply won't work.

I am using XP Home, so maybe it did something automatically that XP Professional doesn't.


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Sergey K
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what ya mean by TWO crossover cables?

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Posted: 7th May 2008 01:43
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In sequence. I tried it once, it just made a big normal cable:

PC[-[Crossover]-]Adaptor[-[Crossover]-]PC


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Posted: 7th May 2008 04:44 Edited at: 7th May 2008 04:47
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You use single RJ45/UTP/CAT5 crossover to connect two network cards directly or use two regular straightthru if you have a hub or switch/router in between. Share it using a LAN ip like 192.168.1.x 255.255.255.0 and use the TCP/IP or Windows File Sharing

A modem connection would be a serial connection and it's gona be slow. Not seen anyone use it since Doom and Laplink pre millenium era! I think it identifies it's self as Com1 or Com2. again you need a special crossed over cable for the job.

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Posted: 7th May 2008 15:20 Edited at: 7th May 2008 15:22
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just do this

--------Modem
----------|
-------Router
-------|-------|
---Laptop---PC

using the LAN cable, then use the built in windows "Create Network"
just make sure the Workgroup is the same for both pc's.

then when u go to My Network Places, you should see the other pc's Sharing Folder

Quote: "so now, help me please to create connection system so the pc will be the hoster and the laptop will be my client."


Why?


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Sergey K
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Posted: 7th May 2008 17:06
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i dont have router..
i got cable modem.

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Posted: 7th May 2008 17:30 Edited at: 7th May 2008 17:31
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Does your cable modem have 4 utp ports on it? If it has it has a switch/hub built in. If not see if your ISP can supply one with an inbuilt switch/hub.

If they can't and your cable modem is USB you could probably add a wireless network card to the main PC and share internet access to the laptop using it's wifi connection.

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Posted: 8th May 2008 10:39
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y not just buy a router and modem? they only cost like $50


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Sergey K
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Posted: 8th May 2008 17:56
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ahh thx guys.. till now i tryed to insert the cable into both of my "fast Ethernet" holes (wich dont do anything)
but now i tryed "NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret"'s way and it all worked. thx.

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