setup of direct 1394 connection?

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Hi,
HAve an old desktop, new laptop. I'd like to connect them for large file
transfer and both have 1394 ports.
Anyone walk me thru getting these 2 to see each other?

JAck

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Ummmm....nope.

I took down the firewalls on both machines, they acknowledge a network
connection, but they don't see each other.
Sharing is on, IP's are in automatic and issued, but I can't even get them
to ping each other.
I'm missing something......


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> To network two or more computers using 1394:
>
> 1. Plug a six-pin to six-pin 1394 cable into the 1394 ports of all your
> computers.
> Just run the cable from any 1394 port on one computer to any port on
> the next computer.
> (You can also use a hub to connect the computers together.)
>
> 2. Restart all the computers. The computers then automatically detect the
> network.
>
> Using IEEE 1394 Devices with Windows XP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] rch25.mspx
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
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>
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> "Edwards" wrote:
>
> | Hi,
> | HAve an old desktop, new laptop. I'd like to connect them for large file
> | transfer and both have 1394 ports.
> | Anyone walk me thru getting these 2 to see each other?
> |
> | JAck