Found using www.Google.com http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/usbmain.htm

More here http://www.google.com/search?q=usb+networking

[Edited by JackClark - 11/6/2001 2:09:13 PM]

 

Our company has some laptops with no network connections. I'm looking for a quick and simple way of transferring files to/from these laptops.

I was thinking about using USB to do this. Can I use a single USB cable to link the a laptop to a PC or do I need any of these USB hubs?

If a cable is all that's needed, does it need to be anything special (as long as I get the correct ends that is)?

Stefan

 

The cable you are looking for is called a Lindy USB-link. It is like a standard USB cable with a blob in the middle. you get data transfer software with the cable. It works like laplink.

 

Same sort of thing as Net LinQ refered to in Jacks link above

 

Cheers guys, new I could count on you.

OUr company standardises on NT4 at the mo, so looks like USB isn't an option just now. What about Infra-red ?? or am I just as well fitting LAN PC cards?

Stefan

 

IR is fairly slow. You could use laplink, but you need to mess about to get it to work, as NT doesn't allow hardware level access. Haven't used this for a while, so there might be a newer version to get round this. Basically connects the two parallel ports together

 

Yeah, I've used Laplink in the past, but I though that I could just get an USB cable, plug it in and the laptop/PC would recognise each other. Then just copy any files I need over.

I think the new Wireless stuff is around 11Mbps now. If LAN cards ain't that expensive then I'll go for one just to save any hassle's.

Stefan

 

Second hand LAN cards must be cheap as chips.

 

pc lan cards all day long... just buy two and keep them for when you want to transfer files.. Im sure I have seen pcmcia cards for 30 quid or so.

David

 

Sounds good to me. I'll check prices tomorrow.

Off home now. Another good days work posting on Scoobynet

 

Go look on Yahoo Auctions or E-Bay, there are normally 100's of Lan cards for sale.

 

I can sell you a boxed version of Laplink 7 including usb cable if you're interested.

One of my customers is selling it.

£125, 2 weeks old.

-Darren

 

As it's NT forget USB, you can get third party USB addons for NT but they're not cheap and only support a limited range of devices.

You can get new PCMCIA 10/100 cards for less than £20 +Vat (bit more if the laptops are older and need 16 bit cards rather than 32 bit). OK they're not Xircom or 3Com but perfectly adequate for your intended use. I've used some CNet ones for occasional visitors to the office, cost me 17.95 +VAT each. These are Type II cards with no dongle to lose, cable plugs into the card.

 

Where can you get PCMIA network cards as cheapest i've seen was 70 quid reason i didn't buy

Cheers
Si

 

I got my Cnet ones from Bluepoint who are a trade supplier. They have a retail side www.redstore.com where the 32bit ones are £22.55 inc vat, product code is cnenet008.