I am using a ethernet network cable to hook up my old tower to my laptop. I see they are talking but i can't figure out how to access the tower.
just because they are 'talking' doesnt mean they have access to each other. First the ethernet cable need to be a crossover cable and you need to set up the network for each other to be able to access the files
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I'm assuming you used the correct cable (crossover ethernet cable) since you said they're talking. But what do you mean by access the tower? Are you trying to fully control your tower using your laptop? Or are you trying to transfer files between them? With the setup you described, you can only share internet and multiple folders (you need to specify which ones on each computer) and then the other computer can only 'access' these files that you wish to share from the other computer. To fully control the tower, you will need to use remote desktop and the tower needs to have windows2000 or xp PRO installed. Ask a question on remote desktop if this was what you wantedthe settings and explanation are kind of long to do without knowing if you really wanted it p
