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Posted by dalgyal on 08-18-2002 02:58 AM:

I Need Help With Computers >.<

hehe okiez.. i got a new computer yesterdai and i needa move all my files on my old computer to the new one. my old one has a zip drive, but no cd-rw and my new one has a cd-rw, but no zip drive. my dadz thinkin` of gettin` either an external zip drive or an external cd-rw drive. but i was wondering if there's any other way that i could like hook up the two computers with a cable wire link thing to transfer the files from one computer to the next.

my next question is that is there any way that i could use one cable modem for two computers? i have only 1 cable modem, and i kno that i could buy a router and chips for each computer to share the one, but that costs like almost $230. is it possible that i could buy a wireless usb modem instead, since a usb port is used to hook up the cable and use that?

ooO one more thing: watz the different difference between a wireless USB network adapter and a wireless 4-port router? o.O;;

heheh` dis iss confusin` buh if you get what im talkin` bout please help me~

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Posted by eddiee on 08-18-2002 03:33 AM:

you can link up the two computers using the router with cables connecting to a network card..... and share the same cable modem with the router too .....
correct me if im rong

Posted by Drunken Master on 08-18-2002 03:53 AM:

Hmm... you can try this, but you can't use the internet for the 2nd computer if the computer that's connected to the internet is off.

I'm inferring that you already have 2 network cards, one for each computer. Ok... you need to buy another one and install it to the computer that's connected to the internet. Then you need a crossover cable and connect it to the 2nd network card in the main computer and the 2nd computer.

After that, everything's just setting up the software settings in windows. It's really cheap this way, but like I said the downside is is that you can't choose what computer you want to go on to go on the internet.

BTW, what operating system do you have?

Posted by dalgyal on 08-18-2002 04:18 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Drunken Master
Hmm... you can try this, but you can't use the internet for the 2nd computer if the computer that's connected to the internet is off.

I'm inferring that you already have 2 network cards, one for each computer. Ok... you need to buy another one and install it to the computer that's connected to the internet. Then you need a crossover cable and connect it to the 2nd network card in the main computer and the 2nd computer.

After that, everything's just setting up the software settings in windows. It's really cheap this way, but like I said the downside is is that you can't choose what computer you want to go on to go on the internet.

BTW, what operating system do you have?



hey.. um i have a pentium 3 for my old one and my new one is pentium 4. wait.. if i have a network card, or a 4-port router, do i still need my cable modem?? :huh:

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Posted by tea on 08-18-2002 04:25 AM:

i remember when i had to transport all my info into a new computer

i used a program called pc link i think

it connects 2 computers via parallel port and u send files from one computer to the other

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Posted by sangxjin on 08-18-2002 02:09 PM:

the second one cant use the internet if the first computer is off only if you are using a cross-over cable. and the thing about a wireless usb modem is that its expensive so are the usb network cards you will have to buy. and if you network your computers together using a router or some sort of hub you can share files between computers. if you need a more detailed explanation PM me.

Posted by DEmeant0r on 08-18-2002 05:19 PM:

Re: I Need Help With Computers >.<

quote:
Originally posted by dalgyal
hehe okiez.. i got a new computer yesterdai and i needa move all my files on my old computer to the new one. my old one has a zip drive, but no cd-rw and my new one has a cd-rw, but no zip drive. my dadz thinkin` of gettin` either an external zip drive or an external cd-rw drive. but i was wondering if there's any other way that i could like hook up the two computers with a cable wire link thing to transfer the files from one computer to the next.

my next question is that is there any way that i could use one cable modem for two computers? i have only 1 cable modem, and i kno that i could buy a router and chips for each computer to share the one, but that costs like almost $230. is it possible that i could buy a wireless usb modem instead, since a usb port is used to hook up the cable and use that?

ooO one more thing: watz the different difference between a wireless USB network adapter and a wireless 4-port router? o.O;;

heheh` dis iss confusin` buh if you get what im talkin` bout please help me~


If your new computer has a new harddrive then plug in your old HD and boot up your comp in your new HD and move your files, hope this helped.

Posted by micron on 08-19-2002 02:08 AM:

Re: I Need Help With Computers >.<

quote:
Originally posted by dalgyal
hehe okiez.. i got a new computer yesterdai and i needa move all my files on my old computer to the new one. my old one has a zip drive, but no cd-rw and my new one has a cd-rw, but no zip drive. my dadz thinkin` of gettin` either an external zip drive or an external cd-rw drive. but i was wondering if there's any other way that i could like hook up the two computers with a cable wire link thing to transfer the files from one computer to the next.

my next question is that is there any way that i could use one cable modem for two computers? i have only 1 cable modem, and i kno that i could buy a router and chips for each computer to share the one, but that costs like almost $230. is it possible that i could buy a wireless usb modem instead, since a usb port is used to hook up the cable and use that?

ooO one more thing: watz the different difference between a wireless USB network adapter and a wireless 4-port router? o.O;;

heheh` dis iss confusin` buh if you get what im talkin` bout please help me~



the solution for both problem is to set up a network. this way, you will be able to use the internet concurrently on both computers and share files between each other. there are two different approaches when setting up a home network.

your first option, which i would recommend, is for you to buy a router and two network interface cards (or an all in one package). this would be more effecient but would costs more money.

your next option is to buy three network interface cards (nics) and put two in for the computer where you will designate the proxy server. you will have to link your modem to one of the cards (or use a usb port, which in this case, you will only need two nics). you will then have to connect the two computers using a crossover cable, as a standard cat5e cable wont work. this approach will be cheaper, but only if you download a proxy server from a warez site. if not, this would be a much more expensive method so you should go with the first. another drawback is that you will have to leave the computer designated as the proxy server on for you to access the internet with the other computer.

a 'wireless usb modem' would be unnessary. you will still need to set up a proxy server on the computer where the usb modem is attached to. a 'USB network adapter' works the same as a network interface card, except instead of using a pci slot, it uses a usb port. a '4-port router' links a local network to a remote network, which would be the internet in this case. with that said, you should really go buy a router and set up your network that way. its the faster and easier way.

Posted by Drunken Master on 08-19-2002 07:11 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by dalgyal



hey.. um i have a pentium 3 for my old one and my new one is pentium 4. wait.. if i have a network card, or a 4-port router, do i still need my cable modem?? :huh:


Yup... cause that's what you use to get ON the internet... the network card and the router just accepts whatever is given to them by the cable modem. oh and the speeds of you computers doesn't matter. It should work.. I networked my p2 with my amd thunderbird so it should be fine.

Posted by volcom strider on 08-19-2002 08:03 PM:

i would forget the cable modem and network routers and stuff like that. i'd go with DEmeant0r's idea. i'd only sacrifice the money for a dsl and that's only if i want programs, appz, games, and music. cable tends to get crowded, not worth the money.

Posted by aznkid1008 on 08-19-2002 08:08 PM:

for the transferin u can just use the cd-rw and write everythin then just take it out and put it into the other comp and then transfer from cd to the comp.

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