Idiots guide to connecting 2 pcs needed

tgbyhn10111 · 8 Feb 2008 at 11:19

I have 2 PCs with XP home on both, a cat5e crossover cable connecting them and a desire to transfer data from one to the other. Would someone tell me what I need to enable / install to get them talking? Thanks

tgbyhn10111 · 8 Feb 2008 at 11:25

sr4470 said:
Nothing, provided they both have working ethernet adapters...

Just share the folders you want to copy. This can be done by right-clicking, selecting properties and clicking the "sharing" tab.

great. Thanks, that's all I needed to know.

tgbyhn10111 · 8 Feb 2008 at 11:31

neil_g said:
youll prob need to manually set IP details on each box if you have troubles..

Thanks. Do i get that from ipconfig? Where would I need to set it?

tgbyhn10111 · 8 Feb 2008 at 11:33

sr4470 said:
If you want one to share files with another the network setup wizard can designate it as a server to avoid problems. Then you can share folders\map network drives etc.

OK so just connect them up and start the wizard and say I want to share files and one is a server. No prob. thanks

tgbyhn10111 · 8 Feb 2008 at 11:41

OK. Thanks everyone. Think I will be OK now.