Mission accomplished

[karohemd]

Laptop is slowly taking shape.
Had a bit of a shock when I tried to install the driver for my SmartMedia reader, the main reason I bought the desktop, to be able to dl photos when not at home. "This software cannot be installed on this operating system". Checked the sandisk website and found out it isn't supported under XP but found a suggested workaround. That worked. Phew.

Next is to copy some settings files and favourites and the like and then try to network it with my PC. Hm, need a cable (phone type plugs), maybe I can borrow one from work.

Last busy day at work tomorrow, then I'm free for 4 days!!

Comments

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

You have a network card for your laptop?

If so the easiest way to link 'em will be to get a card for your PC (A tenner or so) and a cable (not straight thru, the other one, wossit, twisted or summit) link 'em and make sure the network settings are ok and you should be golden...

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

I both have a network card in my PC and the laptop has the network card built in, I only need a cable (that's why I wrote it). Twisted Pair?

make sure the network settings are ok
This is the tricky part, you know. I know nothing...

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Theres two types of network cable; straight through (usually PC-> Hub/Outlet/etc) or twisted/reversed/whatever it's called (usually in a different colour) I think I have one somewhere in my PC graveyard.

The network settings stuff isn't that hard really; stick NetBUI, TCP/IP on both machines, make sure the network workgroup for both of them is the same and then you *should* be OK.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I wanted to pop into CCS tonight, anyway, will pick up a cable there.

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Crossover cable, thats the name.