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Bob <spam@uce.gov> wrote in message
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> byrocat <bdealhoy@sympatico.ca> wrote
>> I've got to move a large amount of data from
>> one PC to another so we can burn picture CD's.
>> I'm assuming that I'll need router and a pair of
>> network cables to accomplish this. Is this correct?
> You can get by with just a crossover cable. That's
> a special cable you can get at the computer store.
>> Also, what are the steps that I ahve to go through to
>> establish the connection and to share the source drive?
> You did not specify the operating system, so I will assume Windows 2K
> or XP. Personally I would use Win2K because it's easier to configure.
No it isnt with that level of networking.
> Just be sure to get Service Pack 4 from Microsoft after you install it.
> As you install Win2K
He isnt going to be doing that, whatever OS is being used is already installed.
> you will get to a point where the installer will ask you if you
> are on a network. Tell the installer you are on a peer-to-peer
> network, which is also called a "WORKGROUP". Do not install
> for the option having to do with a DOMAIN, as that requires a
> Win2K Server which you do not need to fool with.
> At some point you will have to choose your IP address.
Nope, you can use the dhcp default.
> Although you can pick just about anything since you are
> not going to connect to the Internet, I would recommend
> you stick with the traditional "non-routable" IP addresses.
You dont know whether either PC is connected to the net or not.
> The most common range is 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.255.
> The first three bytes are fixed - the last byte is what you
> choose to designate the address of a particular machine.
> You want to pick the last byte carefully, as some
> of the values are reserved - for example the last
> byte = 1 is usually reserved for the router gateway,
Wrong.
> which you do not have now but might want to set up some day,
> and 255 is reserved for broadcast. I recommend you choose
> 192.168.1.10 for one machine and 192.168.1.20 for the other.
> You don't have a gateway to the Internet, so you can skip the
> part about DNS. Just tell Win2K that you are providing the IP
> address so you won't be using DHCP. Then insert the IP
> address and click on the mask and it will fill in automatically.
Awful lot of farting around compared with the XP wizard.
> I recommend that you create a new user so you won't be using the
> Administrator account. There are some security issues in Win2K
> associated with using the Administrator account. But make sure that
> you enable the new user with Administrator privileges. You will also
> need to create users/permissions for the other machine. Go to Control
> Panel > Users and Passwords and set up the remote user account.
Awful lot of farting around compared with XP simple file sharing.
> Now that you have the two machines connected together with the
> crossover cable and Win2K is running, go to one of them and set
> up the share for the other. Go to Windows Explorer, highlight the
> C: drive, right click and click on either Sharing or Properties > Sharing.
> If you want you can share only the directory that contains the files
> you will work with. But since security is not an issue you just as
> well share out the entire C: drive.
> Rename the share getting rid of any "$" (which hides the name on other
> machines). Use the simple name "C-DRIVE" (without quotes, of course).
> Now permission it for the remote user on the other machine. You can
> access the shared drive by using the hardcoded IP address and drive
> name:
> \\192.168.1.20\ (notice the double backslash).
> in Network Places, which is on the Desktop.
Or just browse the network and see both PCs by name.
> Give it some time to browse the network and establish the connection.
> Finally you will get the usual window with the shares enumerated.
> You can treat those objects as though they are on your machine.
Bet he doesnt know what that means.
> If all this is foreign to you, then I recommend
> going to the bookstore (Barnes and Noble) and
> getting a primer on setting up Windows networking.
Makes a hell of a lot more sense to use one of the simple
primers on the net. Not that you need one with XP networking.
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