Best method for getting files from friend's laptop

[PegLegPete]

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!


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

 

[jlanka]

do the laptop and desktop both have ethernet cards (AKA NIC's)?

They look like modem ports but are wider (RJ45)

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

 

[PegLegPete]

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.

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

 

[jlanka]

OK, then. Good luck!

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

 

[lagger]

lol

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[PegLegPete]

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

 

[jlanka]

crossover

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

 

[CALV]

You said:

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

So are you really suprised at:

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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