Connect 2 computers to transfer files?

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I bought a new Sony VAIO with XP Home edition, and all my data files reside
on an older VAIO with Win98. The units both have a Sony i-Link (IEEE)
connection and USB 2.0 (on the XP unit) and USB 1.0 (on the older VAIO
unit). I s there any simple way to link them so that the new computer
recognizes the hard drive on the older machine? Thanks in advance!
 
OK, so the new VAIO has an Ethernet connection built in. I have 3Com USB
Network Interface that I can temporarily use from my cable company (as my
old computer didn't have the built in Ethernet). Can I just get an RJ-45
connector and be "in business"? Do I really need a hub to transfer files?
 
You don't need a hub for just two machines. With an ethernet card in both
pc's you can connect the two with a cat5 cable but it needs to be a
crossover cable. Then you'll need to set up a network and you should have
connectivity.
 
I remember a while ago someone at work told me that you could buy a USB
cable to temporarily connect two USB computers together. Maybe a search
for USB cables with matching ends would be something to investigate.

Connecting them together directly would create a peer to peer
connection. My MS Networking Essentials textbook says it is easy, but I
have a router so I've never tried it.
 
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