Sharing files b\w laptop and desktop

October 1st, 2002, 11:46

OK i got a laptop with a cd writer which i wanna connect to my desktop so that the data which i wanna write can be tranfered to the laptop and i could then burn it.Both have got a lan card i know it can be done just dont know the steps.Please help :confused:

**Bgnome** · October 1st, 2002, 12:59

what OS are on the pcs?
you need a crossover cable to connect them. you may or may not have to assign IPs and stuff so see what happens first.

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October 1st, 2002, 13:42

the laptop has windows 2000 and my desktop has windows 98 second edition.
Crossover cable:confused: is that the one that fits in the lan ports?

**Kane** · October 1st, 2002, 13:51

In LAN port cables there are 4 wires that are used. 1,2,3 and 6. 1and 2, 3 and 6 have to be pairs of colours (Orange/White orange and Gree/White green) The crossover cable swaps which way round these two pairs are.

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Esturk · October 1st, 2002, 13:58

Don't you need a router or hub to hook two patch cable ethernet cards together? I don't think you can DCC them.

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October 1st, 2002, 14:00

what?? i dint understand a word [sorry] but i am not a very advance user may be you can explain the procedure in lame terms.

**Kane** · October 1st, 2002, 14:07

With a crossover cable, like what I described, 2 computers can be directly linked. You can get a couple of yards of it from your local computer shop. Just ask for crossover.

If you don't use crossover, Esturk, yes you do have to use a hub/switch/router.

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Esturk · October 1st, 2002, 18:55

Ah Cool! So I don't need to use a Null Modem cable to connect my two PC's anymore?

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Ninjaa · October 2nd, 2002, 03:37

Nope, I used to do it between 2 of my computers before I had cable internet. A crossover cable will do the job just fine. You of course have to set it up as an IPX network though. (I could never get a TCP/IP network working.)

Phoenix · October 2nd, 2002, 03:54

well you can do the crossed link cable as kane said just search the web for rj-45 crossed link cable and you should be able to wire the cable correctly. I made one myself to connect my two computers and share my internet connection, first I used the ICS feature in Win98, after I set up a small home network on XP and it works fine.
Esturk this way you can get a 100Mbps transfer rate between two computers without a hub as kane said, more reliable than the RS-232.
Of course you need a couple of NICs and with XP you can setup your 2 computers network funtion easily.

Esturk · October 2nd, 2002, 04:19

Both my computers have 10/100 Ethernet Cards, however the other computer is a P133 running Windows 95b. ICS is't supported in 95. I tried 98FE on the P133 but it seemed sluggish. 95 runs PERFECT on the little P133 with 32Mb's of ram. The Null Modem cable works great for Warcraft II and Diablo though. But I will definately get a crossover cable anyways. That way I won't have to get a hub just to hook up two computers.

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Phoenix · October 2nd, 2002, 04:37

yes you save up the hub/switch with the cable. I also have my old PI 133MHz with my other computer and you're right when I had win95 on the PI is was a lot faster than with win98.
It doesn't matter if your p133 has win 95 or 98 or ME, XP makes a configuration floppy to set up the client computers IIRC, nothing beyond any mortal can do

yakumo fujii · October 2nd, 2002, 05:07

I think it's good to have a hub/router, in case you got new computers and wanna hook them up.

I used to use crossover cable as well... don't lose as much packets as through hub cuz it's directly between 2 NICs, right?

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**ammoQ** · October 2nd, 2002, 08:33

Neighter a cable nor a hub should ever lose any packets when there are only 2 computers connected in an undisturbed network.

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October 2nd, 2002, 09:21

ok i got the cable now what:confused:

Phoenix · October 2nd, 2002, 17:56

connect the cable between the two NICs and now turn on both computers As I don't know which OS you're using, In win98SE go to the control panel and then add/remove programs then click on the windows setup or someting like that tab, in the internet explorer check if you have instaled the Internet conection sharing if not install it, after that you can run the setup wizzard and will prpmpt you to insert a diskette, this diskette is necesary to set up the client computer.
If using XP, go to network conections, the in the netwoks tasks click on the "create a new connection" and follow the wizzard.

October 1st, 2002, 11:46	#1
emutron Guest Posts: n/a	Sharing files b\w laptop and desktop OK i got a laptop with a cd writer which i wanna connect to my desktop so that the data which i wanna write can be tranfered to the laptop and i could then burn it.Both have got a lan card i know it can be done just dont know the steps.Please help :confused:

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October 1st, 2002, 12:59	#2
Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	what OS are on the pcs? you need a crossover cable to connect them. you may or may not have to assign IPs and stuff so see what happens first. __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

October 1st, 2002, 13:42	#3
emutron Guest Posts: n/a	the laptop has windows 2000 and my desktop has windows 98 second edition. Crossover cable:confused: is that the one that fits in the lan ports?

October 1st, 2002, 13:51	#4
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,303	In LAN port cables there are 4 wires that are used. 1,2,3 and 6. 1and 2, 3 and 6 have to be pairs of colours (Orange/White orange and Gree/White green) The crossover cable swaps which way round these two pairs are. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

October 1st, 2002, 13:58	#5
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,964	Don't you need a router or hub to hook two patch cable ethernet cards together? I don't think you can DCC them. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition SP1 \| Intel Core i5 2500K - 3.30GHz, 8MB L3 Cache \| Asus P8P67 Deluxe, Intel P67 Chipset, Socket 1155 \| 8GB Kingston PC3-10600 DDR3 \| Nvidia GeForce GTX460, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD1001FALS, 1000GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

October 1st, 2002, 14:00	#6
emutron Guest Posts: n/a	what?? i dint understand a word [sorry] but i am not a very advance user may be you can explain the procedure in lame terms.

October 1st, 2002, 14:07	#7
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,303	With a crossover cable, like what I described, 2 computers can be directly linked. You can get a couple of yards of it from your local computer shop. Just ask for crossover. If you don't use crossover, Esturk, yes you do have to use a hub/switch/router. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

October 1st, 2002, 18:55	#8
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,964	Ah Cool! So I don't need to use a Null Modem cable to connect my two PC's anymore? __________________ Necrosaro: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition SP1 \| Intel Core i5 2500K - 3.30GHz, 8MB L3 Cache \| Asus P8P67 Deluxe, Intel P67 Chipset, Socket 1155 \| 8GB Kingston PC3-10600 DDR3 \| Nvidia GeForce GTX460, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD1001FALS, 1000GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

October 2nd, 2002, 03:37	#9
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	Nope, I used to do it between 2 of my computers before I had cable internet. A crossover cable will do the job just fine. You of course have to set it up as an IPX network though. (I could never get a TCP/IP network working.)

October 2nd, 2002, 03:54	#10
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	well you can do the crossed link cable as kane said just search the web for rj-45 crossed link cable and you should be able to wire the cable correctly. I made one myself to connect my two computers and share my internet connection, first I used the ICS feature in Win98, after I set up a small home network on XP and it works fine. Esturk this way you can get a 100Mbps transfer rate between two computers without a hub as kane said, more reliable than the RS-232. Of course you need a couple of NICs and with XP you can setup your 2 computers network funtion easily.

October 2nd, 2002, 04:19	#11
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,964	Both my computers have 10/100 Ethernet Cards, however the other computer is a P133 running Windows 95b. ICS is't supported in 95. I tried 98FE on the P133 but it seemed sluggish. 95 runs PERFECT on the little P133 with 32Mb's of ram. The Null Modem cable works great for Warcraft II and Diablo though. But I will definately get a crossover cable anyways. That way I won't have to get a hub just to hook up two computers. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition SP1 \| Intel Core i5 2500K - 3.30GHz, 8MB L3 Cache \| Asus P8P67 Deluxe, Intel P67 Chipset, Socket 1155 \| 8GB Kingston PC3-10600 DDR3 \| Nvidia GeForce GTX460, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD1001FALS, 1000GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

October 2nd, 2002, 04:37	#12
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	yes you save up the hub/switch with the cable. I also have my old PI 133MHz with my other computer and you're right when I had win95 on the PI is was a lot faster than with win98. It doesn't matter if your p133 has win 95 or 98 or ME, XP makes a configuration floppy to set up the client computers IIRC, nothing beyond any mortal can do

October 2nd, 2002, 05:07	#13
yakumo fujii Nyo! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Home of Micro$$$oft Posts: 561	I think it's good to have a hub/router, in case you got new computers and wanna hook them up. I used to use crossover cable as well... don't lose as much packets as through hub cuz it's directly between 2 NICs, right? __________________ I have no mouth but I must scream .

October 2nd, 2002, 08:33	#14
ammoQ Emu author Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vienna/Austria/Europe Posts: 1,168	Neighter a cable nor a hub should ever lose any packets when there are only 2 computers connected in an undisturbed network. __________________ If you think my English is bad, wait till you read my Polish.

October 2nd, 2002, 09:21	#15
emutron Guest Posts: n/a	ok i got the cable now what:confused:

October 2nd, 2002, 17:56	#16
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	connect the cable between the two NICs and now turn on both computers As I don't know which OS you're using, In win98SE go to the control panel and then add/remove programs then click on the windows setup or someting like that tab, in the internet explorer check if you have instaled the Internet conection sharing if not install it, after that you can run the setup wizzard and will prpmpt you to insert a diskette, this diskette is necesary to set up the client computer. If using XP, go to network conections, the in the netwoks tasks click on the "create a new connection" and follow the wizzard.