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zenwood
4th November 2006, 03:09 PM
I want to connect a windows xp laptop to my mac running osx. I was told to get a USB crossover cable, which I did. I got a USB2.0 Netlink, which supposedly is 480 Mb/s, but I'm stymied. I installed the driver in the PC laptop from the CD that came with it, and tried plugging the two computers together and ... zilch. What do I do? Is this the kind of thing you can do if you've never connected two computers together before, or do you have to have a certificate in computer networking? I want to be able to transfer files between the two.

Just and indication: ''tell 'im 'es dreaming", or "all you have to do is click x", would be nice.

Babylon5
4th November 2006, 03:26 PM
Not sure if this is going to help but try...

Connecting Mac OS X to Windows PCs

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/11/19/mac_pc.html

Gumby
4th November 2006, 06:49 PM
Sorry,

I know as much about macs as I do about women :o

But the other site which is helpful, is

http://www.ozcableguy.com/

Gra
4th November 2006, 07:14 PM
Gumby, you branching out and making computers now??

zenwood
4th November 2006, 08:56 PM
Not sure if this is going to help but try...

Connecting Mac OS X to Windows PCs

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/11/19/mac_pc.html


Thanks Babylon5: looks like a good article, I'll have a read and let you know if I have any success.

Gumby: dear, oh dear . . .

Grunt
4th November 2006, 09:29 PM
Sorry,

I know as much about macs as I do about women :o

Spending to much time with Pokey?

Gra
5th November 2006, 10:15 AM
Spending to much time with Pokey?

or maybe not enough??;):D:D

bitingmidge
5th November 2006, 10:56 AM
If all that fails, download Remote Desktop from Microsoft Mactopia, and follow the directions!

I can't remember all that nasty network setting stuff for the PC, but remote desktop has got me over it a few times.

Cheers,

P:cool: