Excuse me for being a total computer noob, but what is the easiest way to transfer a large amount of files (like 30+ Gig in total) from my PC to my laptop?
Can I like get an USB cable for that or something?
cant be done. you would need some sort of a super cable capable of transporting data using very broad bandwidth
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Anonymous2008-09-01 20:11
buy an external drive.
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OP2008-09-02 6:13
>>4
Is there no way to do this some easier way? It seems a bit exaggerated to do that when the two computers are in the same house...
Is there no quick and easy way to make like... a temporary in-house network or something? I know next to nothing about computer networks so I have no idea how I could make one, what I'd need for that, and how hard it is to make one, but if there's some really easy way like just plugging a cable in somewhere I'd love to know about it.
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Anonymous2008-09-02 6:35
Just use file sharing or set up a temporary web server. If you're using Windows on both machines, file sharing is a breeze.
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OP2008-09-02 14:43
>>6
Please let's for a minute pretend I'm a total noob who needs detailed instructions on how to turn his own computer on, let alone setting up web servers. Because that's pretty much the case.
How do I do this, or where can I find out how to do this?
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OP again2008-09-02 14:44
>>7
Oh, and the PC uses Windows XP and the laptop uses Windows Vista.
1: Install Filezilla client on the computer with the stuff you want to transfer.
2: Install Filezilla server on the other computer
3: Open up the ports needed for FTP. I just leave ports 20-25 open.
4: Setup an user account on Filezilla server. Don't forget to add a folder where you want the files.
5: FTP using the client and copy the files to the other computer.
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Anonymous2008-09-06 23:12
Assuming you are running Windows on both PC's:
1. Get a Cat-5e CROSSOVER cable
2. Connect said cable to both computers ethernet ports
3. Ensure both PC's are a member of the same workgroup (for best results, name the workgroup "WORKGROUP"), for that go to Start->Control Panel->System->Computer Name or something
4. Reboot both computers
5. Set static IP on both computers. Start->Control Panel->Network Connections->[whatever ethernet adapter]->Properties->TCP/IP, then Properties button->->Select "Use following address" and put 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0/blank for the PC and 192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0/blank for the laptop->OK
6. Make a receiving destination folder on laptop, right-click and share it. Remember the share name.
7. On PC, open Windows Explorer and type "\\192.168.0.2"
8. Shared folder on laptop should show up. If not, recheck to be sure steps 3-5 have been done properly and reboot
9. Copy whatever to the folder
10. When done, set IP back to dynamic by going to Start->Control Panel->[each eth. adapter]->Properties->TCP/IP, then Properties->Select "Automatically get IP"
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Anonymous2008-09-09 11:10
on laptop "netcat -l -p 1500 > dump"
on desktop "cat /dir/ect/ory/* | netcat <laptop ip> 1500"