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Best method for getting files from friend's laptop

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PegLegPete   09-19-2002 at 03:33:53 AM

I have a friend with loads of MP3's that I want to leech. However, it would be really time consuming to burn all the music to CDs considering he has over five gigs of music. He has a laptop and I have a desktop and he can easily bring his laptop to my PC.

So what do you guys think? How can I get the files from him? I heard something about connecting each PC by way of ethernet, but I'm not sure how that works.

Thanks!


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jlanka   09-19-2002 at 10:52:30 AM
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do the laptop and desktop both have ethernet cards (AKA NIC's)?

They look like modem ports but are wider (RJ45)

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PegLegPete   09-19-2002 at 01:35:10 PM
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Yes they both have network cards, and I know what a stupid RJ45 port looks like! I'm not an idiot... I just have never done any direct connections before.

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jlanka   09-19-2002 at 03:41:31 PM
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OK, then. Good luck!

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lagger   09-19-2002 at 04:25:39 PM
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lol :wink:

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PegLegPete   09-19-2002 at 04:48:03 PM
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jlanka, you never actually described any method... or am I just to plug the two computer together by way of cat-5 ethernet cables?

"I curse the shark that stole me leg"
-PegLegPete

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jlanka   09-19-2002 at 05:41:21 PM
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crossover

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CALV   09-24-2002 at 12:09:41 PM
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You said:

Quote :

I know what a stupid RJ45 port looks like! I'm not an idiot...


So are you really suprised at:

Quote :

jlanka, you never actually described any method... or am I just to plug the two computer together by way of cat-5 ethernet cables?


Im not




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