How to use the Nikon sb-700 off camera with the nikon d5000?

I really really want to use the sb-700 off camera, so I was actually wondering if i could do this without buying a cord… I noticed that my camera doesn't have the Commander mode in the blitz options.

Is there any way I could trigger it using my camera flash? (the built in, dunno what its called).

You can trigger your SB-700 using SU-4 mode (any flash will set it off) but if you can't turn i-ttl off, on your pop-up flash, then it will fire too soon as i-ttl uses preflashes to work out the power required to light the frame.

Your best plan would be to buy a Wireless RF trigger set… There are some cheap ones on ebay which work fine.