Re: Connecting two PCs w/o Internet access

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Dan Seur,

Your statement "Many many tutorials have been written on this" is the
ultimate "good answer" to ANY question posted here, isn't it?











" wrote:

> What you need to accomplish your 2-PC file transfer is a setup called a
> Windows Workgroup.
>
> This requires an 'ethernet-type' networking card in each machine, and an
> ethernet cable between the two cards.
>
> All necessary software is included in W2k. You may have to use the
> 'Add/Remove Programs' control panel applet with the W2k CD to install
> some networking software you may not have installed originally. Don't
> try to do that until you've installed the hardware (below).
>
> Many many tutorials have been written on this. W2k "Help" has the info
> you need, too.
>
> Install and connect the cards/cable first if your PCs are not already so
> equipped. (Some newer PCs have the network card built into the mainboard.)
>
> Then do what the tutorial you found in Help or by Googling for windows
> workgroup (which you printed, of course) instructs you to do.
>
> ATK31 wrote:
>
> > I am looking for RELIABLE instructions for connecting two PC running
> > WINDOWS-2000.
> >
> > The PCs have a network-card and are connected by a cable.
> >
> > The connection is only for occasional file-transfer between the PCs and no
> > access to the Internet is required.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
>
>
.

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