how can i connect my laptop computer to my desktop computer?
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this question has a lengthy answer, so i hope you wouldn't mind if i just point to some sources of mine: \n\nhttp://www.homenethelp.com\n\nhttp://www.theresourcefork.com/WWWserver/techinfo/Build_Your_Own_Crossover_Cable/index.shtml
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Sure desktops can do wireless.  There are PCI wireless cards, as well as USB wireless devices.  Almost no desktops come with wireless built-in though.  That seems to be a feature of laptops.
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firt way)you need a cross cable,connect it to both network plug of the pc and laptop,go to "my network places" click on :"set up home or small office network"and follow the wizard,after seting up,go and transfer what you need.\n========================================================\nsecond way ) use and external usb memory stick and copy and paste data that you need....
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If you mean you want to network your two computers together using a USB cable, you can just use the networking wizard at Start --> Control Panel --> Network Connections. \n\nIf they're hooked together, they should see each other via your A-to-A cable.
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First verify that the PC and laptop can see each other. Doing a "ping" can verify that they can see each other. Go to the control panel and under "printers and faxes" (assuming you have Windows XP) right-click the printer on the PC and choose "sharing", turn sharing on, name the shared printer. Go to the laptop, tell it to add a printer, choose to add a network printer and let it browse the network. If all is well it should find your shared printer pretty fast and install the print driver if they have the same operating system.
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Yes, but you would need to have a bluetooth card in both PCs (and desktops normally don't).  Plus it sould crawl, as bluetooth is not very fast.  You would probably be able to purchase a wireless router for the price of bluetooth cards and would get better speed plus be able to share an Internet connection between the machines.\n\nBut you could do bluetooth if you wanted.
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Sure, you just get a USB wireless adapter. It is about the size of a USB flash drive. I use one for an extra desktop I have upstairs...they are about $25 on ebay.\nIf you are going to have it as a more long term thing, I would suggest a PCI card wireless adapter for a desktop. The USB ones can get pretty hot so it seems like they could get too hot for regular desktop use. Again, the PCI ones are around $25. Both you just install and put in driver.
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Your laptop probably also comes with an ethernet port, so if your PC has one you can link them with a special crossover cable.  Or you could prepare for more computers being linked to the same LAN by using a network hub and standard ethernet cables.
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i think you can connect your laptop to PC by bluetooth. via bluetooth dongle. and the more economical way is to get a LAN wire. Through wire, you can transfer files with higher speed also.
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If you are use windows 98 then:\n --->Open MyComputer-->in that there is a folder like\n     dialup network open that one see all the dial up  \n     connetion. choose the connection  right click select \n     send to option ---> send to desktop .\n\nFor Win XP:\n     Open Network Places then left side option like network \n     connction click on it and select connection and right \n     click of the mouse and choose send to desktop option
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1.set the Desktop and laptop on same workgroup.\n2. same client (on both pc)\n3,be sure the file and printer sharing had been tick (both pc)\n4.install the printer on desktop\n5. right click the printer and hit sharing and tick share the printer\non desktop PC\n6. restart....this time the pc must see each other on network\nHope it will help.
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If both laptops have infrared ports, they can communicate that way also, however that will be slow, hard to learn how to setup, and probably not worth your time.\n\nThe wireless cards is a good option but is also a little tricky.\n\nJust buy a cheap crossover ethernet cable online (less than $10 on http://www.pricewatch.com) and connect the two computers together via etherhet. If you use the special crossover cable both computers will be able to talk to eachother by simplly assigning each computer an IP address on the network.\n\nOne computer:\n192.168.0.2\n\nThe other computer:\n192.168.0.3\n\nOn both computers:\nSubnet: 255.255.255.0\nDNS: make this up\nGateway: leave it blank or put in the opposite computer's ip address.\n\n(You put these settings into the Internet Properties TCP/IP of the Local Area Connection properties once you've connected both computers together.)\n\nYou can find a more detailed guide by searching google for network crossover cable howto guide or something like that.\n\nYou can also find out how to setup the file sharing so you can access each computer across that cable. It's pretty easy and not as tricky as a wireless connection.
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To connect a pc directly to a pc you need a Crossover Network cable and also enable networking on both. \n\nElse, you'll have to use a router and set up LAN.
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laptop and desktop?..\n\ngoto network connection properties of both computers, enter IP address and subnet mask on both computers to the same subnet and use a 'cross over' cable to connect both. And yes, better if they are in the same workgroup!
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it is possible to network both. You can even network both printers. Install the program from the router disk on your laptop and desktop. Then when that is finished, network the printer. Go to start, control panel, printers and faxes, then add a printer (from your laptop). Then select network printer (attached to your DESKTOP) then follow the instuctions. \n\nHopefully this will be HELPFUL!
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I was myself confused earlier.\n\nAll you have to do is:\n\n* Install the software in both desktop/laptops.\n\n* Plug in the Cable, both ends to each.\n\n* Run the program on both.\n\nIf either PC din't have the software running - it will show no remote desktop found. All you had to do is make sure the software is running on both PC's.\n\nThe software should be in the Driver CD you got.
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the cheapest way is to connect two computers directly together using a cable.  To do this you will needa Network Interface card (NIC) in both computers (most new computer come with them as standard but if not they are cheap).\n\nbuy a CAT5e (crossover) patch cable and plug each end into the computers NIC cards. If your using XP you can run the "set up a home or small office network". This wizard will do all the work for you.\n\nenable internet connection sharing on the computer that conects to the internet and bobs your mothers brother :-)