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Feb 7, 2006 | 1:12 am

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ShuttleBug

Join Date: Jul 2000

Location: PVD/NYC/BOS/DCA (currently exiled in the wilds of Northern Rhode Island and as far away from Quahog, RI as it is physically possible to be and still be considered in the same state... :eek: )

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Hmmm....a few months later....

I really love my HP DV1420, but am having serious separation issues with my old Compaq Armada 1598DMT

My current thought is that since my HP does not have a 1.44 floppy drive, I should network the two using an ethernet (RJ45 to RJ45) wire via the Compaq's (WIN 95) existing ethernet 10/100 cc adaptor to transfer data from the 10 billion+ 1.44 floppies I have

. I figger it'll be a trifle slow, but eventually will get me where I'm going without having to shell out more $ for a USB floppy drive.

I presume one system should be host and the other guest? Which should be which? Is it better to have system running XP designated host? Is there a "networking for dummies" with a step by step instruction booklet???

Thoughts? Ideas? Any comments and/or constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated!

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