[RESOLVED] how to connect pcs using eSATA?
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  1. September 5th, 2010, 02:48 PM #1
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    Resolved [RESOLVED] how to connect pcs using eSATA?

    Hi,

    my pc and lap top both have eSATA connections so i was wondering if i could transfer data from one to the other? I have an eSATA cable but don't know how to transfer things across.

    any help would be appreciated.

    thanks, John
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  2. September 5th, 2010, 03:18 PM #2
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    eSATA is not designed/intended for networking.
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    so i can't do it then? i thought it might be able to just treat the lap top as an external drive.

    guess i will have to go back to Ethernet
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    Unless you are transferring really huge files, you won't lose much performance using Ethernet anyway. If you are transferring huge files regularly, invest in a gigabit Ethernet switch (all modern PCs should have a gigabit NIC installed already). With gigabit Ethernet you can transfer files as fast as the SATA connection would allow.
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