upndownshop 0 #1 December 22, 2007 My desktop monitor crashed! I have my laptop. Can I hook my DT tower to my laptop and retrieve data? I have a switch that I never installed, but I think I should have before the monitor went out on the DT.. Any help would be appreciated... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 903 #2 December 22, 2007 it's not like you'll be able to see the answers anyway...laptops are output only, like we wish women would be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #3 December 22, 2007 Quote it's not like you'll be able to see the answers anyway...laptops are output only, like we wish women would be. Now that would be nice eh? But really, why cant i use my DT as an external "hardrive" for my laptop? Would a simple usb cable do it? Where would it go in the DT? Maybe Ill just poor a drinkwhat, no one knows? are all the "geeks" in bed already...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 903 #4 December 22, 2007 I thought you meant for a monitor...if you only need the data...use a crossover network cable and set them both for the same network workgroup, then browse network neighborhood for the other machine and it's c: drive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #5 December 22, 2007 Quote laptops are output only, like we wish women would be. Sometimes it's better when you don't use your outside voice. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #6 December 22, 2007 QuoteI thought you meant for a monitor...if you only need the data...use a crossover network cable and set them both for the same network workgroup, then browse network neighborhood for the other machine and it's c: drive. for the limited individuals like myself,,,,, crossover newtwork cable not familiar with that... is that an rj45 or one of those usb cables with the smaller cable end than the standard usb? if it is just a usb does it matter where i hook it in the DT? if it matters the DT is not on the internet and I dont need it to be. I think I follow the workgroup part of your answer.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 903 #7 December 22, 2007 isn't it past your bed time? need to be tucked in all nice and comfy??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #8 December 22, 2007 Quote isn't it past your bed time? need to be tucked in all nice and comfy??? ahhh shit story time over!! Thanks mama!! well atleast i didnt hijack or kill my own thread again.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #9 December 22, 2007 monitors are cheap relative to the pain and suffering you will have attempting to retrieve any data if (no offense) you are unaware what a cross over is... go buy a $50 monitor____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #10 December 22, 2007 Quotemonitors are cheap relative to the pain and suffering you will have attempting to retrieve any data if (no offense) you are unaware what a cross over is... go buy a $50 monitor stores are closed, motivated now, and i like a challenge. I may know what it is, and I probably have one...I just dont know the correct name for it. freakn google bound lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #11 December 22, 2007 Quote isn't it past your bed time? need to be tucked in all nice and comfy??? Might as well so it will stop me from hijacking J's thread. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #12 December 22, 2007 Quotemonitors are cheap relative to the pain and suffering you will have attempting to retrieve any data if (no offense) you are unaware what a cross over is... go buy a $50 monitor ok i understand the crossover, if i only want to pull from the desktop thru the laptop does it need to be crossover, can i use a regular Ethernet cable? hell maybe ill just try it and leave you folks alone..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 903 #13 December 22, 2007 sorry...got distracted there when the pretty woman came in...a crossover cable looks like a regular RJ45 cable except certain pins "crossover" send and receive pairs in the cable. unless you hook up networks it's unlikely you have one. cheap monitor! have a flat panel tv? some of them have a computer monitor connection on them also...hook the computer to the tv instead of the monitor...if you have the connection for it anyway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #14 December 22, 2007 Quote Quote isn't it past your bed time? need to be tucked in all nice and comfy??? Might as well so it will stop me from hijacking J's thread. naah go get tucked!!.. I mean that in the nicest sort of way....it didnt look right after i typed it. hey, when did dz get the redlines and right click ability for spell check? Im going to wear out my right button LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 903 #15 December 22, 2007 straight thru will only work if you connect to a switch (or hub) between them... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #16 December 22, 2007 I like this challenge... network a computer, with no monitor to set it up with.... score.... "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #17 December 22, 2007 Quote sorry...got distracted there when the pretty woman came in...a crossover cable looks like a regular RJ45 cable except certain pins "crossover" send and receive pairs in the cable. unless you hook up networks it's unlikely you have one. cheap monitor! have a flat panel tv? some of them have a computer monitor connection on them also...hook the computer to the tv instead of the monitor...if you have the connection for it anyway Oh no problem.......pretty she is! Damn now you have asked me to turn off the TV to... yup figured that out now, and hell i can make it too. thanks for the help, I understand the show. Tuck on! J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 903 #18 December 22, 2007 exactly....the command are easy from the cli....but does he have the right gear??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #19 December 22, 2007 Quote I like this challenge... network a computer, with no monitor to set it up with.... score.... Hell man, if a blind man can jump from an airplane in 1967 and land on the DZ with no radio (true story) why cant I do this? My first hookturn was on a night jump too!!! Whats next? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #20 December 22, 2007 Quoteexactly....the command are easy from the cli....but does he have the right gear??? So, all in all I cant use my DT tower as an external harddrive for my laptop which requires nothing but a usb cable? humph! I'll stick to skydiving gear, apparel, and boogies....this computer crap is a money pit..LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #21 December 22, 2007 Quotestraight thru will only work if you connect to a switch (or hub) between them... ...or if they have gigabit interfaces."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #22 December 22, 2007 hey thanks folks!! I did have a crossover, used the tv as a monitor and established the network!! so now I have a new hardrive LOL tomorrow I will get a new monitor and wont need the network, but hey, i enjoyed the 2 hours refreshing myself on this stuff. thanks again J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
