Re: Connecting laptop to desktop

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 10/05/04 

Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 22:03:47 -0500

USB and CAT 5 are very different cable construction. If
both the laptop and the desktop have Ethernet RJ45 ports,
you can use CAT 5 at 100 feet without any problem. Unless
you use a hub, switch or router in between you'll need to
use a cross-over cable.

USB is limited to about 25 feet. If you have XP Pro you can
use remote desktop. 

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"Dennis Allen" <dennis@dennisallen.com> wrote in message 
news:uVr54coqEHA.3520@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| Hi.  I have a question, was wondering if someone here 
could help.  I want to remote control a laptop with a 
desktop computer using a
| 100' cat5 line.  The laptop's serial and parallel ports 
are used, but it's USB is free.  Question.  Could we connect 
using the cat5
| line?  If so, how?  Is the cat5 length a problem?  Can XP 
on the desktop do a full remote control on the laptop, or do 
I need
| something like PC Anywhere?  Any advice is greatly 
appreciated...Dennis
|

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