How to set up Laptop/Desktop off of 1 port?

[marketsons1985]

Here is my problem, I recently got a laptop for college, leaving in 14 days. Now, I'm using it mostly in my room, it has the integrated 1000 Base-T LAN in the back, and I want to xfer my files from my computer to my laptop. They are both in the same room. In the basement, we have a 5 port Hub, running 4 computers off of it, the problem is, the 5th port is non-functional. I went to radio shack to get a 10 base-t ethernet splitter, hooked it up to my laptop and desktop, and nothing happened. It froze my laptop the second i plugged it in. It has 3 ports on it, 2 labeled PC (obviously for the PC) and one for the hub. many configurations, nothing worked. it wouldn't even recognize on my desktop that a cable was plugged in. Disconnected the RadioShack hub, and it works fine on both computers, separately.

What's the easiest way I can connect both my desktop and my laptop without going and buying a completely new hub with more ports for the basement?

 

[marketsons1985]

bump

 

[skyking]

replace the hub, or add another hub via an uplink or crossover cable.

 

[ktwebb]

Take the splitter back to Radio Shack and buy a X-over cable. There is no reason to get another hub unless you just have one handy or can borrow one without having to buy anything.

 

[Macro2]

RE:"Take the splitter back to Radio Shack and buy a X-over cable."

aka crossover cable. Don't even go through the hub. Just direct connect.