text: syncing laptops and computers? i have a laptop and a desktop. i want to move a large folder from laptop to desktop. i dont want to use a hub, just an ethernet cable. both the comps have windows xp on them. good site on anything with networking. what i did on my 2 xp machines was set up "internet sharing", so both have the internet via crossover cable. from there i shared the drive from the "host" and was able to see the drive in the other machine.