Posted: 1/26/2009 11:08:46 AM EDT
I'm trying to connect two computers (one has Vista, the other has XP pro) together at my desk to share files directly through an ethernet cable. Can anybody give me a clue how to do this or point me towards some website which could show me how? I know more than one of you knows how to do this, lets see if any of you are on.
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You need a crossover cable, or else both will be sending to each other on the same line and it'll just collide and wreck the signals. Do you have a router for your internet or does the modem run straight to one computer? If you have a router, hook them both up to that and you should be fine... |
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Go get a cheap router with a 4 port switch built into it. Let the router assign the IP addresses to the respecitive machines. Set up a network share on both machines with everyone having full control permissions. Map a network drive. Off and running.
Much more of a pain in the ass than most non-computer people want to deal with. Get a large USB hard drive and just transfer that way. |
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Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for. |