How do I connect two PC's ?

tinofapples · 13-12-2002 11:35am #1

Folks ,
Can anyone help me ? I want to connect my Compaq PC to a Dell PC that I got for nothing but is bare bones and am wondering how difficult it is to connect the two and transfer files from one to the other ?

Any comments greatly appreciated !!

Thanks

DiscoStu · 13-12-2002 11:44am

4 option here.

1. Serial Connection - Slower than a granny on valium, not good
2. Parallel Connecton - Faster, but will seriously rape the cpu on both machines. the actual speed aint that good either, 4Gb in 7 hours was the speed i got.
3. Network Em - Get 2 NICs and some crossover cable and network the two computers. Its as easy as falling off a greased monkey on a tightrope.
4. The Interweb - we dont want to do that costs lots and we dont want to give eircom any money do we.

tinofapples · 13-12-2002 12:23pm

The serial cable option was what had been mentioned to me by friends , is it really that bloody slow ?

Any idea what kind of serial cable I need ?

Thanks for your words of wisdom !!

yop · 13-12-2002 12:32pm

take the HDD out of the one and put it in the other!!

SkepticOne · 13-12-2002 12:36pm

If you're doing it on a regular basis, then invest in the two NICs and a crossover cable. If it's only very occasional transfer, then you won't be too worried about speed so go with either the parallel (recommended) or serial. You may not save very much, though as NICs are very cheap these days.

SkepticOne · 13-12-2002 12:39pm

Originally posted by tinofapples
The serial cable option was what had been mentioned to me by friends , is it really that bloody slow ?

Any idea what kind of serial cable I need ?

These used to be called 'laplink' cables after the file transfer program of the same name. If the guy in the shop is a bit older than usual he will know what you mean. Otherwise just ask for a serial or parallel cable suitable for data transfer between two pcs.

DiscoStu · 13-12-2002 2:04pm

dont use the serial cabel waaaay too slow. just get a double male parallel cable(the same end as the one you stick into your computers printer port and not the end that goes into the printer itself).

tinofapples · 13-12-2002 2:04pm

Cheers Lads !!

How do I connect two PC's ?

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