Linking PC's thru LAN - Club CDFreaks

Angel of Death · 25-04-2006

I just bought a new PC & was wondering if I could connect them together via LAN card with one cable or even the FireWire ports to transfer all of my files. Do I need any special programs? Is there any harm in connecting them in this manner?

Thanks in advance for the response.

haveacigar · 25-04-2006

Wouldnt imagine there would be any harm in connecting them... unless one has a virus.. as soon nas you connect the pc's windows automatically detects a network connection. You can allow the other pc to link to the internet through yours by editing settings ^__^

and a ethernet cable should be fine

*DJMind* · 25-04-2006

You will probably need a crossover cable, though many newer Ethernet cards, on-board adapters, switches, and hubs automatically apply an internal crossover when necessary.

phitzer · 25-04-2006

Like haveacigar suggested an ethernet crossover cable should be suffice. You haven't said what OS you are using on the old and new pc but if they both are variations of Windows you should be able to easily transfer you files and settings. You can use the built in Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows to transfer your files and settings (excluding installed Programs, Which must be installed from original cd/dvd's or downloaded. Install programs before transferring your files and settings First!). Here is a Link that will help your migration of files and settings pretty painless.

Here is a list of transfer settings for third-party programs:

Programs Whose Settings Are Migrated
Program Name Version Program Vendor
Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 4 Adobe
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 5 Adobe
AOL Instant Massenger (AIM) 4.3.2 America Online
Command Prompt 5.1
CuteFTP 4.2.2 GlobalScape, Inc
Eudora Pro 5.1 Qualcomm
FrontPage 4.02 Microsoft
GetRight 4.3 GetRight Software
GoZilla 3.92 Go!Zilla, Radiate, Inc
ICQ 2000b 4.60 b #3278 Mirabilis
Lotus Smart Suite 9.6 Lotus
Money 2001 9 Microsoft
MSN Explorer 1 Microsoft
MSN Messenger 3.5 Microsoft
MusicMatch Jukebox 6.00.0270 IDG
NetMeeting 3.01 SP2 Microsoft
Odigo 3 Odigo, Inc.
Photoshop 6.0 6.01 Adobe
Prodigy Internet 5 Prodigy Services
Publisher 2000 Microsoft
Quicken 2001 Suite 1 Intuit
Quicken Home and Business 2001 2001 Intuit
QuickTime 4.1.2 Apple Computers
Real Jukebox 2 Basic 1.0.2.340 RealNetworks
Real Player 8 Basic 6.0.9.450 RealNetworks
Roger Wilco Mk1c Mod1
Sidewinder Game Voice 1.1 Microsoft
Sonique 1.9 Sonique
Winamp v2.73 2.73 Nullsoft
Windows Media Player 8 Microsoft
Windows Movie Maker 1.1 Microsoft
Winzip 8 Nico Mac Computing
Word Perfect Office Office 2002 Corel
Works 2001 6 Microsoft
WS_FTP LE 6.6 IPSwitch
Yahoo! Messenger 3.5 Yahoo!
Zone None Microsoft

*DJMind* · 25-04-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by phitzer

Like haveacigar suggested an ethernet crossover cable should be suffice.

haveacigar did not suggest that, I did!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJMind

You will probably need a crossover cable, though many newer Ethernet cards, on-board adapters, switches, and hubs automatically apply an internal crossover when necessary.

haveacigar · 25-04-2006

i did suggest a ethernet cable... just not a crossover

Quote:

Originally Posted by haveacigar

and a ethernet cable should be fine

phitzer · 25-04-2006

I was just extrapolating on haveacigar's suggestion of an ethernet cable, just incase the OP had an older pc without going into the details you have posted since it wasn't there when I started to type it up.

Angel of Death · 25-04-2006

Guess I will be stopping at COMPUSA on the way home tomorrow for a crossover cable. Gosh you mean I will finally be able to utilize more than 12% of the 10/100 LAN capabilities, how fun !!! (I am located 200 yards from the MAJOR internet backbone that runs directly into CENTCOM... I have a 7.5 MB download speed with roadrunner which is only 12% LAN usage. Should be pretty quick to transfer about 40 GB)

Thanks phitzer for the "painless" link.

Thanks all for your help !!!

BTW, Windows XP(old) to Windows Media Center(new). Both based on Windows XP I believe.

P.S. haveacigar make mine ARTURO FUENTE MADORO

Angel of Death · 25-04-2006

BTW, I have a NETGEAR DS106 Hub. I plugged both PC's Ethernet cards into this with RJ45 cables & powered it on to no avail. Does the hub require a router? manual was very vague.

see it here:

http://kbserver.netgear.com/inquira/...docs&x=93&y=30

*TigerZai* · 25-04-2006

You have to configure both machines to be on the same network. Set up one machine with a LAN IP of 192.168.7.1 and the other with 192.168.7.2. If you don't know how to do that, look up manual network settings in Google.

darren42 · 28-04-2006

also make sure that the dns sever ip adresses are the same as well as the workgroup name

*_chef_* · 28-04-2006

If you have Gigabit LAN or and small adaptor (to enable crossover'ing) then connecting via patchcable will easily work.

25-04-2006	#1 (permalink)
Angel of Death CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: CentCom Posts: 46	Linking PC's thru LAN I just bought a new PC & was wondering if I could connect them together via LAN card with one cable or even the FireWire ports to transfer all of my files. Do I need any special programs? Is there any harm in connecting them in this manner? Thanks in advance for the response. __________________ Athlon 64 3800+ 2GB Dual Channel DDR400 Nvidia 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 Soundblaster Audigy 2 Antec TruePower 2.0 430w Lite-On LTR-16102B firmware v.OQSB Lite-On LTR-52246S firmware v.6S0F Lite-On SOHW-1213S firmware v.TS0J TSST TS-H552L ForceASPI 1.7 (ASPI v.4.60)

25-04-2006	#2 (permalink)
haveacigar CD Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 2,087	Re: Linking PC's thru LAN Wouldnt imagine there would be any harm in connecting them... unless one has a virus.. as soon nas you connect the pc's windows automatically detects a network connection. You can allow the other pc to link to the internet through yours by editing settings ^__^ and a ethernet cable should be fine __________________ The answer to your question is here http://www.alanmonger.co.uk

25-04-2006	#3 (permalink)
DJMind CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 1,836	Re: Linking PC's thru LAN You will probably need a crossover cable, though many newer Ethernet cards, on-board adapters, switches, and hubs automatically apply an internal crossover when necessary. __________________ DigitalLiquid Productions - http://www.digitalliquid.tk AMD Athlon 64(tm) 3000+ Venice w/ 1GB PC3200 SDRAM Seagate Barracuda (80GB) x2 JLMS XJ-HD166S + Nutech DVDRW DDW-082 + LiteOn SOHW-1693S NVIDIA GeForce 6800GS Soundblaster Live! Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2)

25-04-2006	#4 (permalink)
phitzer New on Forum Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 25	Re: Linking PC's thru LAN Like haveacigar suggested an ethernet crossover cable should be suffice. You haven't said what OS you are using on the old and new pc but if they both are variations of Windows you should be able to easily transfer you files and settings. You can use the built in Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows to transfer your files and settings (excluding installed Programs, Which must be installed from original cd/dvd's or downloaded. Install programs before transferring your files and settings First!). Here is a Link that will help your migration of files and settings pretty painless. Here is a list of transfer settings for third-party programs: Programs Whose Settings Are Migrated Program Name Version Program Vendor Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 4 Adobe Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 5 Adobe AOL Instant Massenger (AIM) 4.3.2 America Online Command Prompt 5.1 CuteFTP 4.2.2 GlobalScape, Inc Eudora Pro 5.1 Qualcomm FrontPage 4.02 Microsoft GetRight 4.3 GetRight Software GoZilla 3.92 Go!Zilla, Radiate, Inc ICQ 2000b 4.60 b #3278 Mirabilis Lotus Smart Suite 9.6 Lotus Money 2001 9 Microsoft MSN Explorer 1 Microsoft MSN Messenger 3.5 Microsoft MusicMatch Jukebox 6.00.0270 IDG NetMeeting 3.01 SP2 Microsoft Odigo 3 Odigo, Inc. Photoshop 6.0 6.01 Adobe Prodigy Internet 5 Prodigy Services Publisher 2000 Microsoft Quicken 2001 Suite 1 Intuit Quicken Home and Business 2001 2001 Intuit QuickTime 4.1.2 Apple Computers Real Jukebox 2 Basic 1.0.2.340 RealNetworks Real Player 8 Basic 6.0.9.450 RealNetworks Roger Wilco Mk1c Mod1 Sidewinder Game Voice 1.1 Microsoft Sonique 1.9 Sonique Winamp v2.73 2.73 Nullsoft Windows Media Player 8 Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 1.1 Microsoft Winzip 8 Nico Mac Computing Word Perfect Office Office 2002 Corel Works 2001 6 Microsoft WS_FTP LE 6.6 IPSwitch Yahoo! Messenger 3.5 Yahoo! Zone None Microsoft __________________ BenQ DW1640 (BSLB), BenQ DW1650 (BCIC), BenQ DW1655 (BCIB), BenQ DW1655 (BCDB), Lite-On LTD-166S (DS1E), Lite-On SOHW-1693S (KS0A), Lite-On SOHD-16P9S (FS0J), Lite-On SHW-160P6S (PS0C FB), Lite-On LH-16W1P @ BenQ DW2000 (6B33 FB), LG GSA-H10L @ GSA-H12N (TDB UJ12), LG GSA-H62L (DL00), Pioneer DVR-111D @ DVR-111L (TDB 8.29), Pioneer DVR-111D @ DVR-111L (TDB 8.29), Pioneer DVR-112D @ DVR-112L (8.09), Sony DRU-800A @ Lite-On SOHW-1693S (KS0B), Samsung SH-S182M (SB03 CDF Edt.)

25-04-2006	#7 (permalink)
phitzer New on Forum Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 25	Re: Linking PC's thru LAN I was just extrapolating on haveacigar's suggestion of an ethernet cable, just incase the OP had an older pc without going into the details you have posted since it wasn't there when I started to type it up. __________________ BenQ DW1640 (BSLB), BenQ DW1650 (BCIC), BenQ DW1655 (BCIB), BenQ DW1655 (BCDB), Lite-On LTD-166S (DS1E), Lite-On SOHW-1693S (KS0A), Lite-On SOHD-16P9S (FS0J), Lite-On SHW-160P6S (PS0C FB), Lite-On LH-16W1P @ BenQ DW2000 (6B33 FB), LG GSA-H10L @ GSA-H12N (TDB UJ12), LG GSA-H62L (DL00), Pioneer DVR-111D @ DVR-111L (TDB 8.29), Pioneer DVR-111D @ DVR-111L (TDB 8.29), Pioneer DVR-112D @ DVR-112L (8.09), Sony DRU-800A @ Lite-On SOHW-1693S (KS0B), Samsung SH-S182M (SB03 CDF Edt.)

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25-04-2006	#8 (permalink)
Angel of Death CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: CentCom Posts: 46	Re: Linking PC's thru LAN Guess I will be stopping at COMPUSA on the way home tomorrow for a crossover cable. Gosh you mean I will finally be able to utilize more than 12% of the 10/100 LAN capabilities, how fun !!! (I am located 200 yards from the MAJOR internet backbone that runs directly into CENTCOM... I have a 7.5 MB download speed with roadrunner which is only 12% LAN usage. Should be pretty quick to transfer about 40 GB) Thanks phitzer for the "painless" link. Thanks all for your help !!! BTW, Windows XP(old) to Windows Media Center(new). Both based on Windows XP I believe. P.S. haveacigar make mine ARTURO FUENTE MADORO __________________ Athlon 64 3800+ 2GB Dual Channel DDR400 Nvidia 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 Soundblaster Audigy 2 Antec TruePower 2.0 430w Lite-On LTR-16102B firmware v.OQSB Lite-On LTR-52246S firmware v.6S0F Lite-On SOHW-1213S firmware v.TS0J TSST TS-H552L ForceASPI 1.7 (ASPI v.4.60) Last edited by Angel of Death; 25-04-2006 at 03:56.

25-04-2006	#9 (permalink)
Angel of Death CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: CentCom Posts: 46	Re: Linking PC's thru LAN BTW, I have a NETGEAR DS106 Hub. I plugged both PC's Ethernet cards into this with RJ45 cables & powered it on to no avail. Does the hub require a router? manual was very vague. see it here: http://kbserver.netgear.com/inquira/...docs&x=93&y=30 __________________ Athlon 64 3800+ 2GB Dual Channel DDR400 Nvidia 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 Soundblaster Audigy 2 Antec TruePower 2.0 430w Lite-On LTR-16102B firmware v.OQSB Lite-On LTR-52246S firmware v.6S0F Lite-On SOHW-1213S firmware v.TS0J TSST TS-H552L ForceASPI 1.7 (ASPI v.4.60)

25-04-2006	#10 (permalink)
TigerZai CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 513	Re: Linking PC's thru LAN You have to configure both machines to be on the same network. Set up one machine with a LAN IP of 192.168.7.1 and the other with 192.168.7.2. If you don't know how to do that, look up manual network settings in Google. __________________ Oh! It's like a fusion of jazz and funk... I call it Junk

28-04-2006	#11 (permalink)
darren42 New on Forum Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 27	Re: Linking PC's thru LAN also make sure that the dns sever ip adresses are the same as well as the workgroup name

28-04-2006	#12 (permalink)
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