B brianwoody Honorable Sep 20, 2012 1 0 10,510 Sep 20, 2012 #1 hoe do i transfer files from one windows machine to another using an ethernet cable
Hawkeye22 Glorious Feb 10, 2006 11,442 1 49,065 Sep 20, 2012 #2 You need a crossover cable. Assign an IP address from the same subnet on each computer and turn on file and printer sharing. You may be able to just leave the computers at "obtain an IP address automatically" and APIPA should kick in. http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/protocolsdhcp/g/bldef_apipa.htm Upvote 0 Downvote
You need a crossover cable. Assign an IP address from the same subnet on each computer and turn on file and printer sharing. You may be able to just leave the computers at "obtain an IP address automatically" and APIPA should kick in. http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/protocolsdhcp/g/bldef_apipa.htm