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| Thread ID: 149381 | 2020-11-25 21:27:00 | USB 3.0 Type A Male to USB Type A Male Cable | Neil F (14248) | Press F1 |
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| 1473166 | 2020-11-25 21:27:00 | Last week I bought the above cable -brand DynaMix. I connected it between my 2 laptops . I was expecting the second laptop to show up in Windows Explorer in the same way as a USB Memory stick does. There was nothing to show that the second laptop was connected as a Device. I must be misinterpreting something. Can someone please advise me why my expectation was wrong. Secondly is there a "fix"? thanks Neil |
Neil F (14248) | ||
| 1473167 | 2020-11-25 21:55:00 | From Google, read this www.quora.com %20cable%20to%20the%20mix. | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1473168 | 2020-11-25 22:08:00 | This might help too. www.quora.com | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1473169 | 2020-11-25 22:13:00 | You cant simply use standard USB Cables. What you need is referred to as a USB bridged cable , USB File Transfer Cable, sometimes called a USB networking cable, all the same thing just different names. There is a Section (often a rectangle type Block) that has the electronics in it that allow the transfer. Similar to this, the "block" may be part of the actual USB plug: 10595 10596 Another way is if you have a Spare Router or use an existing , just plug both computers into the ports, allow sharing and away you go, dont need internet as the router only is connecting computers Via IP Addresses. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1473170 | 2020-11-26 07:40:00 | Thanks Bryan and Wainui Looks to me that the USB Bridged cable is easiest. Years ago i had a cable with Software -Easy Data Transfer but the connections art each end were different. I shall look at PB Tech for the Bridged one Thanks Neil |
Neil F (14248) | ||
| 1473171 | 2020-11-26 08:14:00 | Couldn't find anything at PBtech but at Jaycar they advertise this www.jaycar.co.nz | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1473172 | 2020-11-26 09:45:00 | out of stock....no stores available :( | bevy121 (117) | ||
| 1473173 | 2020-11-26 09:48:00 | they have these ones - more $ tho www.jaycar.co.nz EDIT no - they are out of stock as well! |
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| 1473174 | 2020-11-26 19:03:00 | You can try Searching Google for USB Transfer Cable New Zealand. PBtech have this -- You will find that are not as cheap as a Std USB Cable as they have the extra hardware. www.pbtech.co.nz They are USB3, You can get others with USB3 to USB -C If you're in no hurry then try Someplace like Aliexpress, might take a month to get here but a lot cheaper around $15. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1473175 | 2020-11-27 06:06:00 | You could just use a direct connection with an ethernet cable, you just have to manually set the network addresses if you are not using a router as Wainui suggested. As long as both PCs are gigabit ethernet a straight ordinary cable is fine. For older standards you need a crossover cable. Here's a guide, not a fan of the narrator voice but there are plenty others if you search them if this one doesn't work. www.youtube.com Nothing wrong with using USB, just offering an alternative. Edit: Also note if this is all you use the ethernet ports for it'll only need setting up once. |
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