hi guys,

my title says it all. i have two computers at home a laptop and a desktop and i am on dail up network. is there any way i could connect this two computers together using one line? and use this two computers the same time together?


thank you in advance and you all keep up the good work

How do you get internet access?

You can share internet access between the laptop and the desktop if they both have an Ethernet port, but a cable will have to be connected between the two. Wireless internet access might be more convenient for you, but you'll need a modem with an Ethernet port to use a wireless router.

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Hi Ash

thank you for a replay. i use my phone line port in my computer to get connected to the internet. about Ethernet port i dont know if my computer have one. if you are refering to the one that is similar to the phone line port in my computer but bigger size yes i do have it.but it looks to me a network port tho.

can i have a clue to find out if my computer has this particular port. by the way my laptop is hp Pavilion ze4200 xp and my desk top is dell xp

An Ethernet port and network port are synonymous - as long as you have one on both computers, it will be easy to connect them and share internet access.

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hey hey hey, what version of XP are you using. im assuming it xp home but let me know if its professional. some of the other guys on this forum may getting what im getting at, but seriously, let me know if u r using professional, i may have a solution.

-Matt

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hi suus24, Ash

ya it is xp home edition. so i jsut get the cable and do what?connett the two ? an instruction would be much appriciated.

thank you in advance

As long as both computers are running XP, all you need to do is connect the two and run the Network Setup Wizard on one of them [in Control Panel, under Classic View]. Just make sure both computers are under the same workgroup [Windows Logo Key+Pause/Break, Computer Name, Change button].

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hi Ash,

thank you for your support. you are cool men. iam so glad knowing your fourms

yeah, the only reason i asked was cause i thought it would just be easier to run remote desktop connection, if they were both xp professional that is, but it looks like Ash told u what you need to know

-Matt

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No problem, we're here to help
I hope you can help us by posting here often and referring friends.


Remote Desktop is a great feature of XP, but if you're running home you can try an alternative such as UltraVNC [Google for it] or even LogMeIn.com to use your computer over an internet connection.

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