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i have kubuntu 7.10 on my main computer and on my laptop im running basic linux 3.5 in the ram.i have i phone cord connecting them and i cant figure ...
  1. 10-26-2007 #1
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    dail-up networking

    i have kubuntu 7.10 on my main computer and on my laptop im running basic linux 3.5 in the ram.i have i phone cord connecting them and i cant figure out how to set-up a network with em.
    i need a faster way than floppies to get files back and forth and my ethernet card on my laptop isnt supported
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    Is the desktop pc on the net? Wired or wireless? Or telephone modem? If high speed, I think a wireless router and a PCMCIA card that does work with Linux would be a great solution.

    You say your ethernet card isn't supported? That's very odd since almost all wired Ethernet devices work with Linux. You know for sure it will not work? It could just need some attention to configuration.
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    my desktop computer is connected to the net using ethernet.
    the ethernet card on the laptop is a PCMCIA card and isnt supported
    i dont need the laptop to connect to the net.i just want it to connect to the main computer
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    The lappy doesn't have an ethernet slot in the frame itself? If not, a Xircom 56k PCMCIA might be a reasonable solution. You can use both 56k and regular ethernet with it. See this thread for more details.
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    the laptop has a built in 56k modem and i want to know how to network it with my main computer for file sharing.
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    If there is a way to do it within the same local area network with one being 56k and the other being ethernet, I'm not aware of the method. I suppose you could use ssh to go out on the net and back in to the other machine as long as the proper ports were forwarded to each box in a router, but that seems an impractical solution when, for less than 10 dollars you could have both machines on the same LAN via ethernet... Link
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    no i didnt explain it good enough,
    this is the setup


    the laptop is connected to my main computer with a phone cord and my main computer is connected to the internet through ethernet.



    [___LAPTOP___] ----------------[_main_comp_] ========{INTERNET}
    the laptop doesnt need to get to the internet though, just my main computer.srry fer the misunderstanding
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    Quote Originally Posted by thesimplecreator View Post
    the laptop is connected to my main computer with a phone cord and my main computer is connected to the internet through ethernet.
    If there is a way to do what you are trying to do, I'm not aware of it. Sorry.
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    ok thx anyways man
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