Help a hardware idiot out....

[Skidmore]

Okay I have an HPPavilion110n--my main comupter. I als have a Dell optiplex Gx110 CPU. Can I connect them in some way so that I can use the Dell CPU as a unit for backup storage or media storage rather than filling the hard drive on my HP?

[TheBaldyMan]

1. need more info, like what O/S is running on those machines

and what kind of network cards are present.

[LSK]

2. yes, you need to get a hub and some ethernet wires

[Another Bill C.]

3. Yes you can hook your two

computers directly. If both have network cards installed, you can use a cat5 crossover cable. You can also use a null serial cable, connect both modems, or connect both printer ports. The cat5 solution will be the fastest.

Google "connecting two computers" and you'll find a lot of resources on the Web that explain how to set these up.