I dont have wireless. Can I connect 2 laptop computers with a usb port cable?
Posted by admin on September 25th, 2010 at 06:16pm
ferde1 asked:
I need to know what kind of cable to use so that I can transfer data from one laptop to another. I dont have wireless but both laptops have usb ports and ethernet ports and run on XP. I want to drag and drop my files from one computer to another. Thank you.
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I need to know what kind of cable to use so that I can transfer data from one laptop to another. I dont have wireless but both laptops have usb ports and ethernet ports and run on XP. I want to drag and drop my files from one computer to another. Thank you.
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8 Comments for I dont have wireless. Can I connect 2 laptop computers with a usb port cable?
1. me | September 26th, 2010 at 7:42 am
no, but you can with a LAN cable
2. aditya m | September 27th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
u can not with usb but u can with a hyperterminal.
3. Antirion | September 28th, 2010 at 7:10 am
You can use USB, but you need a special cable that has identical ends. They’re a bit pricey and the process can be a bit tricky. Your best bet (and easiest) is to get an ethernet “crossover” cable and connect the two in a peer-to-peer network. It’s cheaper, and you have wizards to walk you through it. Much easier as well.
4. bostonianinmo | September 28th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
Yes, you can use an ‘A’ to ‘A’ USB cable or get a crossover network cable to hook the two together.
5. Rob | September 29th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
I’m not sure about the USB, but with two ethernet ports you can connect two PC’s using an ethernet crossover cable. You can ask for these at any major electronics or computer store.
You can get full directions from the microsoft support page here:
6. hardirish | September 30th, 2010 at 4:41 am
You can use a crossover network cable or transfer files via a thumb drive. Or you can use a router to connect them via network as well. There are usb cable manufacturer with the ability to connect to computers together but require specific software. I ahve used the in the past as a dell support representative so know they exist just dont know where you can get them. You can also connect via serial or parrallel the smae way. However the draws back to using usb serial or parrallel are speed. Serial and parrellel transfer at less than a mb and usb’s max currently is 2 mb. so network is still fastest way to go
hope this helps
7. schjimsu4211 | October 3rd, 2010 at 12:08 am
at Compusa for $27.00. Easy, inexpensive and endless usage.
8. AZN GOD | October 4th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
you can use an a to a cable, a LAN cable, or use some online file sharing service like foldershare.com
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