On Tue, 16 Aug 2016, Richard Owlett wrote: > Exactly how should I describe what I need when shopping?
Any cat5 or cat6 Ethernet cable will work. Galen wrote that both laptops support gigabit so the cat6 cable will allow faster transfer speeds. > There are two local shops that may sell cables. Otherwise I'll have to > shop online. Either should carry these cables. > Maybe I know even less about Wifi than I thought. I *ASSUMED* the two > laptops would be able to communicate without an intermediary. I've got a > T-mobile Z915 Hotspot which I use as a USB connected "cell modem) - Wifi > turned off. Their documentation isn't the greatest. I don't recall it > saying anything about communicating between two machines on the same hot > spot. I got the impression it only connected multiple machines to the > internet. As far as I know, your impression is correct. Russell (and everyone else) knows more than I do about wireless computer connections. Wired or wireless you need a local connection between any hosts on the same network. The Ethernet cable functions as that connection between the two laptops; a WiFi router is needed for wireless connection. T-mobile is your external gateway to the 'Net which is not what you want for the two laptops. Rich _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
