Connecting 2 PCs

[zerodeth]

here is the scenario my friend has a laptop that has files on it that i want now his LAN card was blown out by a power surge now to connect to the net he is using the USB port on the modem and i am using the LAN port how is it possible for me to transfer the files rom his to mine he has a wireless card and so do i but for some reason it doesnt pick up when i plug it in the usb on my pc well it picks up but it cant seem to find and drivers to install and when i plug it into other places it finds drivers jus fine so help

[Xclydes]

ok.. u kinda lost me...

for some reason it doesnt pick up when i plug it in the usb on my pc well it picks up but it cant seem to find and drivers to install and when i plug it into other places it finds drivers jus fine so help

wat other places u talking?.. usb on another machine?..
the usb drivers for ur modem can be found on the cd that came with ur dsl package from cw.. i'm assuming thats wat u hav...

theres a cw cd, on it theres a driver folder, u can find them there.. get both of them on the same modem and i can tell u how to use the modem as a switch...

[omik_1]

If you both are connected to the same modem one through USB and one through RJ45 (network card) you should have access to each others machine since you would both be on the same network.

All you have to do is share the folder you want to access on one and browse to it from the other in My Network Places -> Entire Network -> Microsoft Windows Networks -> [MachineName] -> [SharedFolderName].

You may have to enable thguest account on the machine that is sharing the files.

Assumption: You both have Windows XP, both are set to automatically obtain IP, know your machine workgroup and name and know how to share files.

Regards

[zerodeth]

nvm i figured it out i re-installed windows and fixed everything

[Raw Soul]

zerodeth
Techie ≠ nvm i figured it out i re-installed windows and fixed everything