Connecting laptop to desktop

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Hi. I have a question, was wondering if someone here could help. I want to remote control a laptop with a desktop computer using a
100' cat5 line. The laptop's serial and parallel ports are used, but it's USB is free. Question. Could we connect using the cat5
line? If so, how? Is the cat5 length a problem? Can XP on the desktop do a full remote control on the laptop, or do I need
something like PC Anywhere? Any advice is greatly appreciated...Dennis

 

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USB and CAT 5 are very different cable construction. If
both the laptop and the desktop have Ethernet RJ45 ports,
you can use CAT 5 at 100 feet without any problem. Unless
you use a hub, switch or router in between you'll need to
use a cross-over cable.

USB is limited to about 25 feet. If you have XP Pro you can
use remote desktop.


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"Dennis Allen" <dennis@dennisallen.com> wrote in message
news:uVr54coqEHA.3520@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| Hi. I have a question, was wondering if someone here
could help. I want to remote control a laptop with a
desktop computer using a
| 100' cat5 line. The laptop's serial and parallel ports
are used, but it's USB is free. Question. Could we connect
using the cat5
| line? If so, how? Is the cat5 length a problem? Can XP
on the desktop do a full remote control on the laptop, or do
I need
| something like PC Anywhere? Any advice is greatly
appreciated...Dennis
|

 

[bar]

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Jim has forgotten one small item: there are USB to Ethernet adapters, here's
one from SMC that's a 10/100 device:

http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?sec=Products&pg=Product-Details&prod=202&site=c

This will then behave like a standard Network Card and you can use the
network Wizard to set up the connection.



"Jim Macklin" wrote:

> USB and CAT 5 are very different cable construction. If
> both the laptop and the desktop have Ethernet RJ45 ports,
> you can use CAT 5 at 100 feet without any problem. Unless
> you use a hub, switch or router in between you'll need to
> use a cross-over cable.
>
> USB is limited to about 25 feet. If you have XP Pro you can
> use remote desktop.
>
>
> --
> The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
> But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
>
>
> "Dennis Allen" <dennis@dennisallen.com> wrote in message
> news:uVr54coqEHA.3520@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> | Hi. I have a question, was wondering if someone here
> could help. I want to remote control a laptop with a
> desktop computer using a
> | 100' cat5 line. The laptop's serial and parallel ports
> are used, but it's USB is free. Question. Could we connect
> using the cat5
> | line? If so, how? Is the cat5 length a problem? Can XP
> on the desktop do a full remote control on the laptop, or do
> I need
> | something like PC Anywhere? Any advice is greatly
> appreciated...Dennis
> |
>
>
>

 

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That'll work. I think there's already an ethernet adapter in the desktop.

Couple of more questions. One, I'm not familiar with the XP network/remote software. WIll I be able to remote control the laptop
from the desktop (everything I see and do on the desktop is happening on the laptop)? Two, since the cat5 will be an ethernet cable
I will be able to add a T-adapter to the cat5 and connect to a third laptop (and so on) right?

"BAR" <BAR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7B4F24EB-C935-4C56-819A-E2043F661F5B@microsoft.com...
> Jim has forgotten one small item: there are USB to Ethernet adapters, here's
> one from SMC that's a 10/100 device:
>
> http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?sec=Products&pg=Product-Details&prod=202&site=c
>
> This will then behave like a standard Network Card and you can use the
> network Wizard to set up the connection.
>
>
>
> "Jim Macklin" wrote:
>
>> USB and CAT 5 are very different cable construction. If
>> both the laptop and the desktop have Ethernet RJ45 ports,
>> you can use CAT 5 at 100 feet without any problem. Unless
>> you use a hub, switch or router in between you'll need to
>> use a cross-over cable.
>>
>> USB is limited to about 25 feet. If you have XP Pro you can
>> use remote desktop.
>>
>>
>> --
>> The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
>> But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
>>
>>
>> "Dennis Allen" <dennis@dennisallen.com> wrote in message
>> news:uVr54coqEHA.3520@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> | Hi. I have a question, was wondering if someone here
>> could help. I want to remote control a laptop with a
>> desktop computer using a
>> | 100' cat5 line. The laptop's serial and parallel ports
>> are used, but it's USB is free. Question. Could we connect
>> using the cat5
>> | line? If so, how? Is the cat5 length a problem? Can XP
>> on the desktop do a full remote control on the laptop, or do
>> I need
>> | something like PC Anywhere? Any advice is greatly
>> appreciated...Dennis
>> |
>>
>>
>>