File Transfer

[wisfal]

Hi everybody, my girlfriend has a kind of old laptop, i 500 mhz P3, we want to reformat her hard drive and put Windows 2000 on it. She doesnt have a cd burner but does have a network card. She is running Windows 98 SE and im running Windows XP Pro. I want to set up a network link to transfer all her important files to my computer. I dont want to buy a hub, switch or anything like that. I know there is a way to do it but i dont remember how. Thanks very much.

 

[owensdj]

You just need to connect the Ethernet network cards of the two computers using a single crossover Ethernet cable.

Belkin 7' Crossover Cable at Buy.com

 

[wisfal]

what exactly is a crossover cable? i have a network cable, i think it is a patch cable, would that work or would i have to buy a crossover cable?

 

[JackMDS]

Link to: AnandTech - FAQ. CAT5 Straight, Crossover. What is CAT5, which one should I Use?

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