connect my comp and laptop

[sonic_emperor]

i have lan ethernet cards on both my computer and my old laptop,but for some reason when i connect those two i get "cable unnplugged" message for both of them.i have also a connection point/router to which my computer is connected with wireless adapter.this router also has 4 LAN "inputs"
now i want to transfer some files from my comp to this old laptop...but as i dont understand anything about networking etc i need help...

it seemed it would be easiest to connect those directly,but as said i get "cable unplugged" messages

when i connect laptop to router its ok,but then i dont know how/or if it is possible at all, to, somehow ,foward the connection to the wireless adapter and to the computer...

i know this is possibly badly explained,but i hope youll get some of this...

[katzdvd]

my old laptop

are you running win 98 on the laptop, by any chance?

when I had to do a similar connection, (between win 98 & xp) I had to use a "crossover cable"; a special cable designed for the networking between the two pc's.

May be an alternate way of doing it, but that is what worked for me...

EDIT: also found these helpful links. http://ask-leo.com/can_i_network_two...t_a_cable.html

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/wxpwin9x.htm

regards, katz

[sonic_emperor]

thnx...its not that old...it runs xp
ps.ill ceck the links...
also,on cable is written - a CAT5 cable.does that mean anything?

[sonic_emperor]

it seemes/after reading the article/ that problem is with cable...
now as i dont really have time to go out and buy that cable...is there a other way to connect with this cable...

[katzdvd]

CAT5

thats a "standard" network cable - you need the "crossover" one. I bought one at my local pc shop for around $5.

katz

[katzdvd]

i have also a connection point/router to which my computer is connected with wireless adapter

I don't know much about that - did a google search & came up with this - wireless connection setup...http://www.microsoft.com/athome/more...lesssetup.mspx

katz

[sonic_emperor]

heres the schema i drew quickly just to show what i was thinking of

[Chewy]

both computers work on the internet now right?

[Chewy]

all you have to do now is set up a network

[sonic_emperor]

yes,internet works for both...im surfing from laptop now...can you help me set up a network...i tried a few times but with no success...?
from where should i start setup - laptop or desktop?
what should i choose when a new connection wizzard opens?

[Chewy]

I will do it with my 2 computers right now, we have to name them and then
name a workgroup

[Chewy]

choose residental gateway/next/name of computer/next

[Chewy]

then you tell it the name of your workgroup(same for each computer)
next/ turn on file and printer sharing!

next/ no networking disk / reboot

do this with both machines/ let them see each other/ it takes a while

[sonic_emperor]

thnx chewy and katz...it works...
just one little question...ist there a way to make all folders of desktop/laptop visible on the network,and not just the shared ones?

[Chewy]

anything you want to share, just right click(drive or folder). sharing and security etc