Using Serial Port to Connect PC to Laptop?

[DragonQ0105]

I'm trying to connect a Desktop and Laptop and ultimately share the Internet Connection - but I can't find a way to do it! The Laptop has no RJ45 Sockets, but has 1 Serial and 1 USB Port...

The Broadband Modem has a USB Output and an Ethernet Output - but it appears you cannot use both at the same time. (Plus, I always have connection issues using Ethernet, whether I'm using a Network Card or the Motherboard's built-in Ethernet Controller, so I always use USB).

I have a Serial-Serial Cable but the PCs wont connect - "The Connection Device on the remote PC is out of order"

I've set up both PCs to allow incomming connections on all available ports...what could be the problem here?

 

[franklin97355]

Make sure the cable you are using is a 'null modem' cable or get a USB to USB connection cable (they have hardware in the middle)

 

[DragonQ0105]

Well I don't know what kind of cable it is, but I have used it before to play Age of Empires 2 LAN...so it must be the right kind of cable, right?

 

[netmanrick]

For the laptop: Are pc card slots available(pcmcia e-net card).
There is a serial to e-net converted available.
What issues do you have using the e-net port on Broadband
modem ? Are you running USB 1 or 2 ?


Rick Harris
SC Dept of Motor Vehicles
Network Operations

 

[DragonQ0105]

There is one PC-Card slot in it for ehternet but it's a connection type i've never seen before.

It has USB1.1, but I'm not using the USB Port for the serial connection...

I can connect the broadband to the laptop, but only via USB since it has no standard RJ45 Ethernet Socket.