Connect Two Pc's...

[Dark Ride]

Originally posted by FKDUP74@16 April 2004 - 15:23
is it possible?
is there some kinda software that will tell my pc to dial straight to my backup pc?
without any extra hardware, or going through the phone line?

i got two pc's sitting maybe 5 ft from each other,
and would like to see if i can send files through the v90 modems
(i thought i had a serial cable laying around, but dont)
i got transfers going atm so i cant disconnect my ethernet from the cable modem
and it would be a pain to have to switch the cable every time i want to transfer a file....

the thing is, i got a driver file that my backup needs,
and its 9.x megs (too big for a floppy, and too small for even a pocket cd-r)
so for smaller files a modem to moden connection would do just fine for me
or is that not possible?

TIA B)

It is possible.
It's called HPN (Home Phoneline Network).
Windows XP supports that, if you have it installed.



Here's how it works if you want to connect two or more PCs to share files:

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[img]http://members.lycos.co.uk/thedarkdistrict/hpna1.JPG' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'>


And here's what you have to do If you want to connect two or more PCs to share one internet connection:

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[img]http://members.lycos.co.uk/thedarkdistrict/hpna2.JPG' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'>

[Dark Ride]

Have you tried it at least ?

[tesco]

Originally posted by Dark Ride+20 April 2004 - 19:36--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Dark Ride @ 20 April 2004 - 19:36)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-FKDUP74@16 April 2004 - 15:23
is it possible?
is there some kinda software that will tell my pc to dial straight to my backup pc?
without any extra hardware, or going through the phone line?

i got two pc&#39;s sitting maybe 5 ft from each other,
and would like to see if i can send files through the v90 modems
(i thought i had a serial cable laying around, but dont)
i got transfers going atm so i cant disconnect my ethernet from the cable modem
and it would be a pain to have to switch the cable every time i want to transfer a file....

the thing is, i got a driver file that my backup needs,
and its 9.x megs (too big for a floppy, and too small for even a pocket cd-r)
so for smaller files a modem to moden connection would do just fine for me
or is that not possible?

TIA B)

It is possible.
It&#39;s called HPN (Home Phoneline Network).
Windows XP supports that, if you have it installed.



Here&#39;s how it works if you want to connect two or more PCs to share files:

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<a href=&#39;http://members.lycos.co.uk/thedarkdistrict/hpna1.JPG&#39; target=&#39;image&#39;>Image Resized
[img]http://members.lycos.co.uk/thedarkdistrict/hpna1.JPG' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'></a>


And here&#39;s what you have to do If you want to connect two or more PCs to share one internet connection:

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<a href=&#39;http://members.lycos.co.uk/thedarkdistrict/hpna2.JPG&#39; target=&#39;image&#39;>Image Resized
[img]http://members.lycos.co.uk/thedarkdistrict/hpna2.JPG' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'></a>

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Those kinda networks arent through dialup modems though, theyre special phone like network cards, and theyre a lot more expensive. it costs much more than a 56kmodem or a network card...