File transfers via the parallel port on DOS using LapLink

Re:File transfers via the parallel port on DOS using LapLink by jgrahamc on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @08:56AM (#31014062)

We've got so used to WiFi, GSM and Bluetooth that people forget how robust wired connections are.

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Re:File transfers via the parallel port on DOS using LapLink by jacquesm on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:12AM (#31014206)

Bluetooth is anything but robust.

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Re:File transfers via the parallel port on DOS using LapLink by jgrahamc on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:17AM (#31014255)

That was kind of my point. People have got used to Bluetooth being flaky, WiFi having dead spots, WiFi performance not being that great, etc. They've forgotten how good wired connections are.

In my house I have a nice WiFi set up and performance from the Apple TV was awful. I discovered that someone had put in some Cat 5 in the walls and managed to test it, splice a few cables and get Ethernet working. End of trouble.

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Re:File transfers via the parallel port on DOS using LapLink by jacquesm on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:17AM (#31014270)

I use cable where I can and wireless only when I absolutely have to.

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Re:File transfers via the parallel port on DOS using LapLink by mmastrac on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @10:19AM (#31014944)

Same here. I specifically wired everything in my new house, including Chromecasts. There's enough going wrong with random software that adding a wireless link into the mix doesn't help.

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Re:File transfers via the parallel port on DOS using LapLink by bombcar on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @06:07PM (#31020897)

And amusingly enough the more wired you use the better the remaining wireless connections are (as they don’t have to compete).

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Re:File transfers via the parallel port on DOS using LapLink by anotherevan on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @10:27PM (#31022815)

Yep! Ran CAT5 throughout my house while it was being built. Proved very handy.

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Re:File transfers via the parallel port on DOS using LapLink by b_m_x on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @11:42PM (#31023193)

Ran Coax throughout my house, always running out of T.

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