How can I sync my TR to my desktop at work? I’d basically just enjoy transfering files back and forth. The desktop has only USB, but i would consider getting a usb bluetooth dongle for it, if that would make it easier.

Don’t mean to spam the forum with all these wireless/sync related topics but i’m just getting into the TR world

well I have an old IBM USB memory key that I use to transfer my files on and off my uni network.  It only holds 32MB but you can cheaply get 128MB versions now which should be more than enough for a few files!!

get a CAT5 crossover cable and connect the LAN ports.

dLo,

dLo wrote :

get a CAT5 crossover cable and connect the LAN ports.

Okay. I don’t mean to be dense. But how exactly do you do that…? :D

I looked into crossover cables once, but I didn’t get very far with hooking up my laptop to the desktop.

Could you please explain the set up as if I was a newbie :oops: 

GoatCamel
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[quote author=“dLo”]get a CAT5 crossover cable and connect the LAN ports.

i didn’t know cute girls could even talk like this…are u sure that’s not ur kid dLo?

goat, just in case no one responds with anything better: the cable u need is an ethernet cable, but it’s special, made to plug into the ethernet port from one pc to another (i guess). costs the same as a regular ethernet cable - about 5 bucks.  this is the cheapest way to hook up two computers, but then you have to deal with the networking applet on at least one machine - should be easy if both pcs have XP, i think ya just run the new connection wizard…well, hope that helps…

here is a crazything to do but it will not only syncronize but CLONE the two pcs: get u a copy of AlohaBob (tm).  it comes with a nice usb-to-usb cable and some wacky software that clones one computer into another, i used it once to offload everything from one TR to another Tr.  I think i messed up somewhere, and things got really hosed, but it had potential, i think.  lost the disks but still have the cable cause it looks cool.  i wonder if i can use it it with another application?

‘cause i just cant stop thinking about u goat: if ur desktop is connected to the lan, then the crossover cable might be a pain in the butt, so you can just get your boss or ur mistress to buy u a cheap ethernet hub, they u can just plug and play without a lot of fuss.

a crossover cable performs crossover functions itself which a hub does for regular ones.

I guess, u just need to run network setup wizard on both comps, give them a common workgroup and that should be it…

they r fairly expensive…so u could make one urself…it’s quite easy u know…even I’ve done it :shock:

IIRC, there r two standards..the A and B. The regular ones have A or B exclusively at both ends of the cable. While the crossover would have A at one end and B at the other.

this looked like a pretty decent website.