New computer how to transfer old system across 442

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:46:33 GMT, "Bazzer Smith"

I was under the impression you weren't in a 4th world country. There are no network adapters (I don't recall, doesn't at least one if not both systems have one already?) or routers in your region for sale?

You should literally be able to go to any electronics shop that has a reasonable stock of computer equipment and find a router that would work. The remaining issue is only one of finding the best price and I can't estimate what your time is worth. Presuming you have local newspapers with advertisments that might be one way to find a good price.

if you just want examples, here are some, NICs, Routers,

The key features that I would look for (given you express no need for advanced feature sets) are;

- 100MB LAN (it is the default, practically all support this)

- 4 or more port switch integral (again practically all have this, see the pictures for how many RJ45 jacks it has)

- Wifi 802.11g (54Mbps) You have expressed no need but this is such a common wireless protocol and adds little to the cost in most cases, it is a feature worth having for any possible future wireless needs when they arise, for example a notebook system is a great way to make use of this if not some remote system you can't or don't want to string cable to.

I suggest that it's only seemingly complicated because you avoid doing it. For the most part it is automated, these consumer grade routers are targeted at people doing the exact same thing you are, hooking it up to a modem and two (or more) systems in a lan. It is a good skill to know how to do this and once you know it takes about 3 minutes to do it. With a default windows installation it's already mostly done, but the file folder on the old system would be designated as shared with file sharing enabled. Google is a wonderful tool to find how to do this quickly.

I'm getting a bit apathetic about proving this, if you want to make things harder on yourself in the long run, go ahead and do so.