Ed Tesiny
eptept at gmail.com
Fri Jul 19 13:02:43 CDT 2013
Gary, Thanks so much for the info. It would be great to be able to use both PCs. You can move data, pictures, etc., over without much trouble but applications, no. Just have to make some room for it... On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Gary Kjos <garykjos at gmail.com> wrote: > Yes. An ethernet patch cord. > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Ed Tesiny <eptept at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Your RIGHT, so I only need a wire to connect the new PC to the router? > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Gary Kjos <garykjos at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Normally a router has 4 wired ports in addition to the wireless. > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Ed Tesiny <eptept at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Gary, yes I have a router and all the laptops access the internet > over > > > the > > > > network but wouldn't I need a wireless adapter for the old PC? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Gary Kjos <garykjos at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yes to the external drive being the easiest since you have it on > > hand.. > > > > > > > > > > But you don't have a router and a network set up for all your > > computers > > > > etc > > > > > to share your internet connection? > > > > > > > > > > I would normally just copy files across the network from one > machine > > to > > > > > another. Windows has built in file transfer using that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Ed Tesiny <eptept at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I haven't done this in a long time. I know I can create a bunch > of > > > CDs > > > > > and > > > > > > move the data over but is there an easier way like cabling the > two > > > > > together > > > > > > somehow. Duh, you always get a little smarter when you hit the > > send > > > > > key. I > > > > > > have a 500 Gb external hard drive and the hard drive on my old PC > > is > > > > 150 > > > > > > Gb, so would that be the way to go? > > > > > > MTIA, > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Gary Kjos > > > > > garykjos at gmail.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Gary Kjos > > > garykjos at gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > Gary Kjos > garykjos at gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >