Hi,

I want to connect my laptop to my friends laptop to share
files. We are both in the same room and are using a
network ethernet cable to link the laptop's together. I
tryed to set up a new connection with the
wizard. I go to Control Panel>Network
Connections>Create a new connection. Then with the
wizard Set up an advanced connection. I want to click on
the Connect directly to another computer, but this
is 'greyed' out and I can not click on it. My friends
computer does have this option available. What is wrong
with my computer and how can I fix it! Is this something
to do with a network card? If it is then how do I know
if I have one?

Thanks, I really appreciate it if comeone can help.

Alan

Hello
A Cat5 network cable will not work to link 2 puters together you will need a
crossover cable.
http://www.johnscloset.net/wiring/crossover.html

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Hope This Helps
Haus
Not a MS-MVP
Not a MVP
Not nothing, just a good ole boy.

In article <1757701c418bd$3108ea90$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Alan"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I want to connect my laptop to my friends laptop to share
>files. We are both in the same room and are using a
>network ethernet cable to link the laptop's together. I
>tryed to set up a new connection with the
>wizard. I go to Control Panel>Network
>Connections>Create a new connection. Then with the
>wizard Set up an advanced connection. I want to click on
>the Connect directly to another computer, but this
>is 'greyed' out and I can not click on it. My friends
>computer does have this option available. What is wrong
>with my computer and how can I fix it! Is this something
>to do with a network card? If it is then how do I know
>if I have one?
>
>Thanks, I really appreciate it if comeone can help.
>
>Alan

You need a crossover cable, as Haus said.

You're creating a LAN (local area network) connection with the other
computer. You don't need to use "Create a new connection", which only
applies to other types of connections, such as dial-up and parallel
cable.
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