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Hi all, im trying to figure out a way of using my pc::
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Microsoft Windows XP
Proffesional
V. 2002
Amd Atholon(tm) XP 2400+
2.02 GHz
256 MB RAM
38.3 GB HDD
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To my laptop::
Microsoft Windows Xp
Proffesional
V. 2002
Intel Pentium MMX Processor
167 MHz
64.0 MB RAM
3.02 GB HDD
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on a local network or anything near, so that I may use my NTL Modem to supply both Pc and Laptop.
Is there any way of doing this??

Any help would be really appreciated,
Thanks in advance...Tronic

This is not that hard to setup,
Your desktop will need to have two network cards installed
One for the internet, the other for the laptop connection.
A cat 5 cross over cable to connect the laptop with the pc.
Now just setup (internet connection sharing)

Hi Gecko thanks for the quick reply,
Is there no other way of setting this up without buying network cards. i have one already but dont have the cables so i need a new one...(o well)
But there must be some other way. ive tried installing the modem onto my laptop but it wont have it. i then tried connecting my modem straight to my laptop (USB) as well as my pc (ethernet) but still no luck. i cant connect to the internet to download the files straight to the laptop...any more ideas would be appreciated, complicity isnt a problem as long as the jobs done.
Thanks in advanced, Tronic

From www.NewEgg.com
GENERIC 10X8-22407 7 FT Cat 6 Blue Network Cable $2.99
Encore ENL832-TX+ 10/100Mbps PCI Network Adapter $6.00
FedEx Saver Shipping $4.99

Thanks for that. i think ill pop into my the computer shop down the road first and see if theyve got those items, thanks for all your help cactus.
Tronic