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    How to connect two laptops?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by fsljff, Jan 14, 2006.

  1. fsljff

    fsljff Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am having two laptops right now. What I want to do with them is that I have many video file on laptop A, and I want to watch them on laptop B, so what's the way to get access to these files on A from B and fast enough to watch video? And I don't want to copy them over from A to B.

    Thanks.
     
    fsljff, Jan 14, 2006
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    nickspohn Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    It's been posted many times:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=29726&highlight=Ad-hoc

    To transfer them wirelessly, you need 2 wireless cards. If you don't have wireless cards in each computer, you need to purchase a Ethernet Crossover cable as no regular ethernet cable will work.

    What do you mean by not copying the videos on to each computer? The only way im sure of is you need to transfer them over to laptop B. Which means the file from laptop A, will be on laptop B.
     
    nickspohn, Jan 14, 2006
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  3. ZaZ

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    A router is another option.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 14, 2006
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    Ok, so now I'm trying to connection with a router. My laptop A is connected through a cable, laptop B is connected through the wireless. I ran both the networking setup, but only A can have access to B, and B somehow cannot get access to A, it said I need to permission. So how to gonna do it?

    Thanks
     
    fsljff, Jan 14, 2006
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    That's a lot of "trouble" to go through just to NOT have the video file on laptop B.

    Would putting the files on a DVD or external usb drive be acceptable?
     
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    Disable all your firewalls for computer A and B. (Make sure the Windows one is disabled), and any other firewalls that you have enabled.
     
    nickspohn, Jan 14, 2006
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    Did that....but still not working...... :(
     
    fsljff, Jan 14, 2006
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    Can you see the other laptop on the network?
     
    ZaZ, Jan 15, 2006
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    yea, A can see both B and itself and access B, but B can just see both A and itself, not having access to A
     
    fsljff, Jan 15, 2006
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    Did you share the drive you want access to? Perhaps turning off simple file sharing will help.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 15, 2006
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    which os do you use on the two laptops?
     
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    both are winxp
     
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    Do you have the Simple File Sharing Disabled?
     
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    shouldn't be better to leave them enable?
     
    fsljff, Jan 15, 2006
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    do you have service pack 2 installed on both laptops?
     
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    all you have to do is set both laptops or computers to be in the same workgroup.

    Go to my computer, properties, computer name tab, change name button, and then change your workgroup name to the same name as on your home network. If you're creating a new one then just name it whatever.

    After that just set all file sharing on for the folders you will be sharing and that's it.

    It should show up in your My Network Places.

    Cheers,
    Mike
     
    Shampoo, Jan 16, 2006
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