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Transferring files between computers via a wireless router
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dellfanatic
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Hey
I've got my new dell pc today
but have stored all the files on my laptop after my old desktop died. I've got about 5GB to transfer across but how do I set up a way to do it via m'router?
I've got my laptop connected to router wirelessly and the new pc is connected directly to the router via the ethernet port.
I can't work out how to do it so would appreciate any advice or if someone knows of a guide on the internet somewhere that I've not been able to find
I've got my new dell pc today
but have stored all the files on my laptop after my old desktop died. I've got about 5GB to transfer across but how do I set up a way to do it via m'router?I've got my laptop connected to router wirelessly and the new pc is connected directly to the router via the ethernet port.
I can't work out how to do it so would appreciate any advice or if someone knows of a guide on the internet somewhere that I've not been able to find
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Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
Blackadder: Yes it is.
Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.
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hello,
click start > my computer > my network places > set up small network and follow the set up wizard.
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there is also a sticky in this forum about it.Ever stop to think and forget to start again?0
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OK I've tried the steps in the other articles and set up my printer for sharing, but I still can't view the other machine from network places on my laptop or desktop...
By the way, the new desktop is running vista if that matters
Blackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
Blackadder: Yes it is.
Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.0 -
Stick your ethernet cable from your router into the old laptop and the other end into the new one and transfer it across that way.0
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Genius!! I'll try that now...Millionare wrote: »Stick your ethernet cable from your router into the old laptop and the other end into the new one and transfer it across that way. Blackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
Blackadder: Yes it is.
Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.0 -
To directly connect two computers like that would require a Crossover cable, not a standard ethernet.
The tutorials should show you how to make a simple workgroup to share the files.0 -
Make sure both machines are in the same workgroup (XP's is MSHOME and Vista's is WORKGROUP by default). To change it in XP, right-click My Computer - Properties - Computer Name tab - Change. Should be similar steps for Vista. Run Network Setup Wizard on both computers. In XP's My Network Places, click View workgroup computers and you should see both computers. Also check for firewalls blocking access.0
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I've tried direct connection via ethernet sockets but still nothing came up on either computer under "My Computer" or "Network" this screenshot is on my new desktop which is "Home-PC"
Blackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
Blackadder: Yes it is.
Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.0 -
Ahh missed your post, I'm trying that at the moment... :beer:Chippy_Minton wrote: »Make sure both machines are in the same workgroup (XP's is MSHOME and Vista's is WORKGROUP by default). To change it in XP, right-click My Computer - Properties - Computer Name tab - Change. Should be similar steps for Vista. Run Network Setup Wizard on both computers. In XP's My Network Places, click View workgroup computers and you should see both computers. Also check for firewalls blocking access.Blackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
Blackadder: Yes it is.
Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.0
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