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I just bought an "ethernet 10/100 network card" with cable, thinking it's what I could use to transfer all my important files to another computer. Will this work?
The new computer also has a cd burner. If I could get the files to it, I could just burn them onto cd's and not worry about filling up the new hard drive. I haven't opened the box to the network card yet. Is it what I need? Thanks
-------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com Posts: 7405 | From: Chipley,Florida,United States | Registered: Oct 1999
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Assuming the other computer has a network card as well. You can connect the two. The cable needs to be a cross-over cable rather than a standard cable, unless you going to use a hub. You'll need to configure the computers to allow file sharing and make hard drive on each computer 'shared'.
-------------------- Bruce Evans Crown Graphics Chino, CA graphics@westcoach.net Posts: 913 | From: Chino, CA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Wayne you need a card in each box. I have two machines with Win98 on them and one with XP on it. They are all networked to each other thruough a router that will connect up to 4 devices.
If you are only connecting the two you should be able to go from one box to the other.
-------------------- Bob Stephens Skywatch Signs Zephyrhills, FL
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Yes, using network cards is the fastest way to transfer files between computers, but you need a network card in all machines you want to transfer files between.
If you have two computers with network cards, but no network hub or router, you need a crossover cable - a regular LAN cable will NOT work. All connectors on network cards have the same pin/cable assignments, some of the wires are for transmitting, others are for receiving but because a LAN cable is "straight through" if you try to use one to connect two computers directly you will be connecting the transmit signals together, nothing will be connected to the receiver, and you won't have any communication. The crossover cable makes it so you have transmit signals connected to the receivers.
If you do have a hub or router, the regular LAN cables will work fine, but you need two of them - one for each machine's connection to the hub/router.
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Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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I had to pay for help with my networking, but it is very useful now that I am set-up.
Another thing that could work, (if your file transfering needs are minimal, as opposed to all day/every day in the normal operation of your business)is those little USB drives that look kind of like a lighter, or keychain flashlight thing, but are really a removable drive that holds fairly large amounts of data.
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OK, I just found out that the new machine already has a network card. So I just need to install this card and either get a router or hub or a crossover cable. Thanks everyone.
-------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com Posts: 7405 | From: Chipley,Florida,United States | Registered: Oct 1999
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Wayne, The "crossover" cable is used in connecting the server, in a server based network, to the rest of the network. The type of network you should run is a "peer-to-peer" network; where all the computers are "equal" and share files.
You can also "daisy chain" them together using "co-ax" cables. (I don't advise)
"cat-5" with a router or hub is best for a small network.
The router uses TCP/IP protocol for the network. This is very usefull in connecting to the internet through DSL.
If you have any questions about networking... -Rich
-------------------- Richard Bustamante Signs in the Pines www.signsinthepines.com Posts: 781 | From: Nevada City, California | Registered: Nov 1998
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London Drugs, DCOM Router $19.99 (last week), one new DCOM Ethernet card($15.00) and one CAT5 cable (I already had). Took about an hour to install all and have two machines connected to the internet and each other. Way cool. One machine is WINME and the other is WIN98, no problems with compatibility.
-------------------- "Are we having fun yet?" Peter Schuttinga DZines Sign Studio 1617 Millstream rd Victoria BC V9B-6G4 Posts: 521 | From: Victoria BC | Registered: Mar 2002
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