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linking pc's

  • 04-01-2005 12:55am
    #1
    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    this is probably a totally stupid question, but is there a way (or a device that enables a way) to link up 2 pcs via a USB or firewire cable rather than a ethernet network? Perhaps even if one PC was being used as an external hard drive for the other, it would be handy for transfering files from one to the other.

    Basic reason is a previous problem I posted about in which my pc wont recognise the USB modem ever since I set up the ethernet network

    thanks,
    flogen


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  • #2
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    The fact that your modem isn't recognised when you set up an ethernet network means something is wrong with your setup.

    Try changing the subnet mask and IP's that you use on your ethernet. Its quite possible the defaults the network sets to are the same as the ones your modem wants to set to, and so the modem loses out.

    EDIT: Reading old thread to see what was tried. But if its a last resort, it is possible to get a USB network cable. It costs about EUR30-EUR50 (i think) in peats.


  • #3
    norbert64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭norbert64


    I use this USB cable to link my P.C. & laptop.

    http://www.sweex.com/product.asp?pid=304

    Pretty sweet, nothing spectacular really, but does the job. Got it in Compustore for 30 euro. I know, there gone now, but you can prolly pick up this cable in PC World or Harvey Norman or somewhere. Anywho, simple to use, load in the software, hook up the cables & your set.

    C YA :cool:


  • #4
    wideband
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭wideband


    just remembered this tread when i saw this yoke!....hope it works for you.

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=122862&cks=SPK


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