Thread: How to connect my laptop and my desktop?

I have a laptop and desktop and i would like to transfer some files from my laptop to my desktop. I know that i would need a cross over cable and i got it from the mareket but still thing is not working for me.

Can any one please tell me how to getit working,

Originally Posted by MyWay

I have a laptop and desktop and i would like to transfer some files from my laptop to my desktop. I know that i would need a cross over cable and i got it from the mareket but still thing is not working for me.

Can any one please tell me how to getit working,

First, a simple crossover cable will not work alone. When you connect two machines it is construed to be a network. In a network, two or more machines can talk to each other only if all have unique IP addresses. The router or a network switch is the device that assigns unique IP address to the machines connected to it.

Since you are having a BB connection, you must be having an ADSL modem/router of some kind. Even the simplest of them, the Type II, has a USB and LAN ports. Others will have multiple LAN ports.

- Connect one machine to the USB port of the modem/router.
- The second machine can be connected to the LAN port.
- Enable "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" from Network Settings of both machines. By default, it is already enabled.
- Using Windows Explorer on the source machine, right click on the folder (where your files lie) and select "Sharing and Secuirty". Select "Share this folder" and click OK.
- Check the IP address of the source machine. Click Start --> Run. Enter 'cmd' (without quotes)
- In the command prompt window, type 'ipconfig' (without quotes)
- Note the IP address. Let us say the IP address was 192.168.1.3

- Go to the target machine.
- Click Start --> Run. Enter '\\192.168.1.3' (without quotes)
- You will see an Explorer window open and will see the shared folder.
- Double click on the shared folder
- Copy/Paste or Drag/Drop the desired files from this (shared) folder to your target machine folder

Aint it would be good to edit your Network connection and then connect your computer as i had been using this way and it had been good to me.

Well as for me i would say that you just need a crossover wire and then connect two computer in LAN socket. After you do it go to your network connection and then make a new connection after you do it just edit the IP address to 192.188.1.1 ( at computer one ) and 192.180.1.2 (at computer 2) after you do it your computer you get connected.

Originally Posted by Peace

Well as for me i would say that you just need a crossover wire and then connect two computer in LAN socket. After you do it go to your network connection and then make a new connection after you do it just edit the IP address to 192.188.1.1 ( at computer one ) and 192.180.1.2 (at computer 2) after you do it your computer you get connected.

You are missing one thing and that is you also need to share you hard disk drvies which you would like to put on network and to do this one have to go to properties of a parition and then go to the share option and the click the share this drive option and then click okay/apply and then you are good to go.

hi

just on ur pc and note book and connect those thin with ur cross cable and enable the assign ip automatically it given some thin like 169 service it was private ip assign automatically to ur lan card and if ur useing xp or higher version os just share on folder or drive and just type in run box i think u know to to go run box just press windows + R keys on the key broad and it will open run box and type the system name in which u share the folder or driver it will open but give the name like \\system in the i am give the system name is system only
hope it will use full to u


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Can a laptop and desktop (or 2 desktops) be connected when one is operating with Windows 98 and the other with Vista Home Basic?