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| Thread ID: 86542 | 2008-01-20 10:03:00 | Connecting 2 computers | andrewb3363 (13307) | Press F1 |
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| 632148 | 2008-01-20 10:03:00 | Me and my mate want to play empire earth against each other. He has a Vista laptop. I have a Xp desktop, will this work? What components are required to make this work? |
andrewb3363 (13307) | ||
| 632149 | 2008-01-20 10:11:00 | He has a Vista laptop. I have a Xp desktop, will this work? What components are required to make this work? Yes they will work. Components: The easiest is a... Network switch Network cards for each computer (Most motherboards have em integrated now-adays) Two straight through cables (one for each comp) to connect to the switch Firewall and IP address issues at times can be a bit of a problem. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 632150 | 2008-01-20 10:17:00 | Yes they will work. Components: The easiest is a... Network switch Network cards for each computer (Most motherboards have em integrated now-adays) Two straight through cables (one for each comp) to connect to the switch Firewall and IP address issues at times can be a bit of a problem. The easiest would be a cross-over ethernet cable going straight from PC to PC - No switch/hub required. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 632151 | 2008-01-20 10:22:00 | Ok is this the sort of thing www.trademe.co.nz Are you sure there will be no compatibility issues between vista and xp |
andrewb3363 (13307) | ||
| 632152 | 2008-01-20 10:23:00 | These two posts may help for setup configuration: pressf1.pcworld.co.nz pressf1.pcworld.co.nz |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 632153 | 2008-01-20 10:24:00 | Ok is this the sort of thing www.trademe.co.nz Are you sure there will be no compatibility issues between vista and xp Shouldn't be a problem at all as long as your firewalls don't get in the way. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 632154 | 2008-01-20 10:25:00 | Ok is this the sort of thing www.trademe.co.nz Are you sure there will be no compatibility issues between vista and xp You have to look for a crossover cable, which is something like this: search.dse.co.nz fdse%2estorefront%2f%5fsessionid%5f%2fProduct%2fVi ew%2fXH3295&rk=1&uid=844835063&sid=2&ts=p2&rsc=fr3CxxPqbillOpwj&sessionid=47932115008b7f86273fc0a87f3306dc&method=and&isort=score Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 632155 | 2008-01-20 10:29:00 | Ok thanks guys | andrewb3363 (13307) | ||
| 632156 | 2008-01-20 10:29:00 | The easiest would be a cross-over ethernet cable going straight from PC to PC - No switch/hub required. Ahh right, didn't see the laptop bit. :xmouth: |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
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