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Best way to transfer files?

post #1 of 30
4/3/03 at 7:43pm
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I just got my 887, lovely machine, but what's the best way to transfer my files from the old desktop to the new laptop?

I'm clueless about setting up networks, is there a way to do it just by connecting them with the rj-45 LAN cable?
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post #2 of 30
4/3/03 at 7:48pm
Get a crossover cable, it will let you connect PC to PC without a hub.
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post #3 of 30
4/3/03 at 7:56pm
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I already have a hub/router though.
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post #4 of 30
4/3/03 at 11:12pm
Take a quick look at wown.com. It is an excellant resource for getting your own home network going. This should be very easy with two WinXP machines and a router.
-James
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post #5 of 30
4/4/03 at 1:40am
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The old machine is Win98, which apparently XP doesn't like talking to. It's been a giant pain in the ass so far, I'll just get a direct cable.
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post #6 of 30
4/4/03 at 10:25am
If you will turn QOS (Quality of Service) off in your network properties on your XP machine, it will help your XP machine see W98 a lot better.
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post #7 of 30
4/4/03 at 8:18pm
for $25:00 you can get a usb cable and program that will let you transfer all files it will work with win 98 etc.
frys and compusa carries it
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post #8 of 30
4/4/03 at 9:59pm
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Originally posted by jpochop
for $25:00 you can get a usb cable and program that will let you transfer all files it will work with win 98 etc.
frys and compusa carries it
That is obviously a LAST RESORT. USB is pathetically S-L-O-W at transfering anything over 512KB.

I've done it with FIREWIRE - you don't really need any program, but both machines must have firewire ports...

Plus, that's 400Mbps (like a 400 Base-T!)

-myrkat
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post #9 of 30
4/4/03 at 10:29pm
what windows 98 machine have firewire
they wont tranfer at 400mbps thats the max rating or close to it
so thinking of a old machine if its not set up to networking or if you dont have a cross over cable then usb will do or even a slower serial cable is another method
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post #10 of 30
4/5/03 at 1:02am
That's why I said both machines need to have firewire on them. Yes, you can get PCI firewire cards (I own several) and run them under 98.

Oh, and YES, the transfer rate comes VERY close to 400Mbps - I'd say closer than 100 Base-T comes to it's 100Mbps.

Still, the crossover cable is the cheapest (if they both have NICs), otherwise USB-to-USB is OK - hell, I'd burn CD's if I was only left with USB as an option. Or a ZIP disk...

-myrkat
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post #11 of 30
4/5/03 at 3:53am
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I got the usb cable, it worked right away, thanks! The old comp didn't have Firewire, usb was fine. Thanks for your help guys.
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post #12 of 30
4/5/03 at 5:38am
how does a crossover cable work? do you just plug one end to a nic card and teh other to another? do you need a hub?
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post #13 of 30
4/5/03 at 5:47am
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With the USB, you plug each end into the USB slots on the 2 comps. Then run the pc-to-pc software that comes with it on each computer, and they auto-detect each other. Then you can transfer files. I assume it works the same way for other 2-way connections.
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post #14 of 30
4/5/03 at 1:16pm
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Originally posted by Mirwolf
how does a crossover cable work? do you just plug one end to a nic card and teh other to another? do you need a hub?
One just plugs in the cross-over cable into each NIC - no hub.

It looks just like a standard cat5, but is typically GREEN and has one of the wires switched, so it's just barely different from a standard network cable (thank MS for that).

-myrkat
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post #15 of 30
4/5/03 at 1:21pm
Mirwolf the crossover cable works great you have to set up shareing on each machine and then tranfer from your shared folder if you have xp youll see that when you go into windows explorer there is a shared folder but you still have to set it up
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post #16 of 30
4/5/03 at 1:23pm
Mr blond gladd to see that it worked for you
it will be slow but it works with little set up time
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post #17 of 30
4/5/03 at 1:35pm
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Originally posted by myrkat
It looks just like a standard cat5, but is typically GREEN and has one of the wires switched
Just to mention this, most crossover cables that I have come accross have been yellow.
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post #18 of 30
4/5/03 at 4:34pm
Yes yellow or red ,orange
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post #19 of 30
4/5/03 at 8:25pm
DOH! I meant to say ORANGE... hehe, I actually use a green cable for short runs to the patch panel... silly me, had green on the brain.

-myrkat
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post #20 of 30
4/7/03 at 11:30pm
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Originally posted by myrkat
One just plugs in the cross-over cable into each NIC - no hub.

It looks just like a standard cat5, but is typically GREEN and has one of the wires switched, so it's just barely different from a standard network cable (thank MS for that).

-myrkat
You can't blame MS for that. That's just the way it works. Send has to go to recieve. With a hub you are at half duplex because you are sharing. If your on a switch full duplex will work. On a 100 Mbps switch, you get ~200Mbps when full duplex. Anyway, my point is that you can't blame MS, as they can't change it. Maybe 3Com could make a NIC that can swap the send and recieve when needed, but MS? How many NICs do you know of that are made by MS?
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