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    How to connect via USB wire two laptops?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Geotoma, Aug 11, 2009.

  1. Geotoma

    Geotoma Notebook Enthusiast

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    Guys so there is the problem me and my gf got broadbends and sometimes me or her forget our broadbend at home , that's why we started to wounder if it's possible to connect two laptops via USB wire , because that we recived USB adapter to connect two PCs but the thing is that we don't know how to use it :D . Please help guys .
     
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  2. Clutch

    Clutch cute and cuddly boys

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    If you are transferring files Ethernet is really easy

    I am not sure what broadbends is :eek:
     
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    Trottel Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yup. Just can't use a regular ethernet cable. Need to get a crossover cable.
     
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  4. Geotoma

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    Guys so can anyone share with this knowlage
     
    Geotoma, Aug 12, 2009
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    What's the model of the USB-to-USB cable that you have?
     
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    I don't really know what model do bouth of us got , I'm far from all this network stuff - but it was given by the staff at the time when we purchered broadbends . So it must be the right one - i made a little research about the USB wires and I got to know that there is 3 types of them, but acording to the info I got from internet the wiere which bout of us got is the one which is able to fix us a network connection through which we can transfere files and settle a little network group so that laptops could use one broadbend / internet connection or w/
     
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