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97797 2002-11-11 08:07:00 Can anyone advise the easiet way to netwoking my desktop and my laptop to share printers, internet etc. Both are running on XP home and my laptop has a network card installed already. Is wireless an option. Thanks very much. ephesus (2509)
97798 2002-11-11 08:17:00 Wireless is, but cable networking would be easier. There should be a Home Networking Config Wizard somewhere in XP. Check the FAQ, there's some good beginner stuff in there! Chilling_Silence (9)
97799 2002-11-11 08:26:00 Wireless is an option, however its expensive.
If you can afford about $400, then I would go that way.

You will need a wireless PCMCIA card for the laptop, and either a PCI-PCMCIA adapter and another wireless card or a wireless access point and LAN card for the main PC...perhaps $500 may be more realistic?

Otherwise you need a $25 PCI network card for your main PC, a crossover cable (about $30) and you are away.

With XP networking is easy, very very easy.
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