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Connecting two laptops together?



I have a new laptop.

My old one has about 3gb of video that I want, and about 8gb of mp3's for itunes that I want.

What's the easiest way of getting these files to the new laptop. Can I connect them together with a cross over cable and just drag the files over? Will the new one see the old one as a removable drive or a networked computer?
 
  SchwepTek™
Yeh you can network them and they will show up as networked computers but it'll be quicker to just use a portable hard drive or usb flash drive.
 
Really?

May have a gander then. I live and work in a village, and don't think Mary down the post office sells them.
 
  Cupra
shameless copy and paste:

Ok, get a USB wireless card and install it according to manufacturer's instructions. Then (i assume u are using windows XP), select the newly added "Wireless Network Connection" in Start -> ControlPanel -> Network COnnections, right-click and choose "properties". Then click on the Tab that says "wireless networks", (see picture below)


* Check the box labelled "use windows to configure my wireless settings"
* Click Add.
* In Network name (SSID), type a name for the wireless network.
* In Network Authentication, click an item in the list. For the network authentication method, it is recommended that you choose Open. When the open method is combined with a wired equivalent privacy (WEP) network key, all network traffic is encrypted. If you choose Shared, a network key is still required, and even if you use a WEP network key, network traffic is not encrypted, which makes your network more vulnerable to intrusions.
* If you want this to be a security-enabled network:
o [li]in Data encryption, select the encryption method. In Network key, type the network key, and then in Confirm network key, retype the key. (this is like a password so that snoopers don't use your network to browse for free)
o select the This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used check box.


CLose all the dialog boxes. Now do the same on the other computer.

You can also stick them on the same network and connect that way through a router.... your call.
 


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