2 computers together

can I hook my laptop to my desktop, and be able to get online with both?
exactly how do I go about doing so if possible? Ithe laptop has win98 SE and
the desktop has winXP home...thanks

It depends on the hardware capabilities of your laptop.

I'd go with a wireless router and a wireless laptop adaptor card (if the
laptop has a card port) so you could retain the mobility of the laptop;
however, if your PC has a NIC port, you could use a cable which would also
save you a few bucks. Go to buy.com (for example) and search on: "wireless
router" and "wireless card laptop."
--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
can I hook my laptop to my desktop, and be able to get online with both?
exactly how do I go about doing so if possible? Ithe laptop has win98 SE
and
the desktop has winXP home...thanks

I dont want the computers to be hooked up together all the time, just to
get a few games on the laptop, as it has no CD rom drive....could I do it
that way?

"Ron Badour" wrote:

It depends on the hardware capabilities of your laptop.

I'd go with a wireless router and a wireless laptop adaptor card (if the
laptop has a card port) so you could retain the mobility of the laptop;
however, if your PC has a NIC port, you could use a cable which would also
save you a few bucks. Go to buy.com (for example) and search on: "wireless
router" and "wireless card laptop."
--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
can I hook my laptop to my desktop, and be able to get online with both?
exactly how do I go about doing so if possible? Ithe laptop has win98 SE
and
the desktop has winXP home...thanks

What hardware does the laptop have (modem, NIC, card port, USB port)?

Do you want to get on the internet with the laptop and if so, does it have a
modem? If so, why does it have to be connected to the desktop?

Or, are you just interested in getting some games and transferring them to
the laptop?

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
I dont want the computers to be hooked up together all the time, just to
get a few games on the laptop, as it has no CD rom drive....could I do it
that way?

"Ron Badour" wrote:

It depends on the hardware capabilities of your laptop.

I'd go with a wireless router and a wireless laptop adaptor card (if the
laptop has a card port) so you could retain the mobility of the laptop;
however, if your PC has a NIC port, you could use a cable which would
also
save you a few bucks. Go to buy.com (for example) and search on:
"wireless
router" and "wireless card laptop."
--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
can I hook my laptop to my desktop, and be able to get online with
both?
exactly how do I go about doing so if possible? Ithe laptop has win98
SE
and
the desktop has winXP home...thanks

My impression is that he wants to run CD-based games on the laptop, using
the CD drive on the desktop. The kind of games where you have to have the CD
inserted and accessible.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP -- Shell/User
http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"Ron Badour" wrote in message
...
What hardware does the laptop have (modem, NIC, card port, USB port)?

Do you want to get on the internet with the laptop and if so, does it have
a
modem? If so, why does it have to be connected to the desktop?

Or, are you just interested in getting some games and transferring them to
the laptop?

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
I dont want the computers to be hooked up together all the time, just to
get a few games on the laptop, as it has no CD rom drive....could I do
it
that way?

"Ron Badour" wrote:

It depends on the hardware capabilities of your laptop.

I'd go with a wireless router and a wireless laptop adaptor card (if
the
laptop has a card port) so you could retain the mobility of the laptop;
however, if your PC has a NIC port, you could use a cable which would
also
save you a few bucks. Go to buy.com (for example) and search on:
"wireless
router" and "wireless card laptop."
--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
can I hook my laptop to my desktop, and be able to get online with
both?
exactly how do I go about doing so if possible? Ithe laptop has win98
SE
and
the desktop has winXP home...thanks

I would have never come to that conclusion, Gary :-)

Oh breezyyb, how about telling us exactly what you want to do?

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
My impression is that he wants to run CD-based games on the laptop, using
the CD drive on the desktop. The kind of games where you have to have the
CD
inserted and accessible.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP -- Shell/User
http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"Ron Badour" wrote in message
...
What hardware does the laptop have (modem, NIC, card port, USB port)?

Do you want to get on the internet with the laptop and if so, does it
have
a
modem? If so, why does it have to be connected to the desktop?

Or, are you just interested in getting some games and transferring them
to
the laptop?

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
I dont want the computers to be hooked up together all the time, just to
get a few games on the laptop, as it has no CD rom drive....could I do
it
that way?

"Ron Badour" wrote:

It depends on the hardware capabilities of your laptop.

I'd go with a wireless router and a wireless laptop adaptor card (if
the
laptop has a card port) so you could retain the mobility of the
laptop;
however, if your PC has a NIC port, you could use a cable which would
also
save you a few bucks. Go to buy.com (for example) and search on:
"wireless
router" and "wireless card laptop."
--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"breezyyb" wrote in message
...
can I hook my laptop to my desktop, and be able to get online with
both?
exactly how do I go about doing so if possible? Ithe laptop has
win98
SE
and
the desktop has winXP home...thanks