Re: networking 2 computers running xp using 56k v.90 modems

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"Sal Mercker" <Sal Mercker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> well basically i have a desktop computer with a linksys nic card and a 56k
> v.90 modem, and a ibm thinkpad laptop with a 56k v.90 modem. i have the
> desktop hooked up to the internet using the linsys nic card. and the
laptop
> hooked up to my desktop using a lpt port lap link wire. and/or also a
phone
> line hooked up from one modem to the other. now the laptop can access any
of
> my files i have listed for sharing but i can't access any of the laptops
> files, nor can the laptop share my internet connection is there a way to
> enable the internet connection sharing using the modems or the lpt port?


As far as I know u need both computers to have network cards in order to
bring them together in a network (or share an internet connection). I don't
think that it is possible to share a connection using only modems but maybe
I am wrong.
Does the IBM Thinkpad have a LAN/network card?
The Undertaker


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