Cable connection between laptops

[Guest]

I have 2 laptops both conected to a WLAN and able to share files via WLAN.
The problem when I copy big files (Gb-size) via the WLAN is that it takes
heaps of time. I have a crossover cable, both comptuers have Ethernet
connections, but:
1. I do not know what settings to use on the 2 computers to make them
communicate via cable and
2. I am afraid I will disturb the existing WLAN-connections by setting up a
cable connection.
Since I have very limited computer/network knowledge, I would be most
thankful for a very detailed answer!

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have 2 laptops both conected to a WLAN and able to share files via WLAN.
The problem when I copy big files (Gb-size) via the WLAN is that it takes
heaps of time. I have a crossover cable, both comptuers have Ethernet
connections, but:
1. I do not know what settings to use on the 2 computers to make them
communicate via cable and
2. I am afraid I will disturb the existing WLAN-connections by setting up a
cable connection.
Since I have very limited computer/network knowledge, I would be most
thankful for a very detailed answer!

Copying files using a crossover cable is a good idea, since a wired
connection can transfer data much faster than wireless. For example,
a wired Fast Ethernet connection can be about 30 times as fast as
wireless 802.11b.

Setting up a wired connection won't have any effect on Internet access
through the WLAN.

If you disable the computers' wireless connections when you want to
transfer files, they'll automatically use the wired connections.

If you want to have wired and wireless enabled at the same time, find
the IP addresses of the wired connections and use the wired IP
addresses, not the computers' names, to access each other.

To find a computer's wired IP address:

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Double-click the wired network connection.
3. Click Support.

To access the other computer's shared folders using the wired
connection, type the other computer's wired IP address in the Start >
Run box in this format:

\\IPaddress

For example, if the other computer's wired IP address is
169.254.101.45:

\\169.254.101.45
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Guest]

Copying files using a crossover cable is a good idea, since a wired
connection can transfer data much faster than wireless. For example,
a wired Fast Ethernet connection can be about 30 times as fast as
wireless 802.11b.

Setting up a wired connection won't have any effect on Internet access
through the WLAN.

If you disable the computers' wireless connections when you want to
transfer files, they'll automatically use the wired connections.

If you want to have wired and wireless enabled at the same time, find
the IP addresses of the wired connections and use the wired IP
addresses, not the computers' names, to access each other.

To find a computer's wired IP address:

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Double-click the wired network connection.
3. Click Support.

To access the other computer's shared folders using the wired
connection, type the other computer's wired IP address in the Start >
Run box in this format:

\\IPaddress

For example, if the other computer's wired IP address is
169.254.101.45:

\\169.254.101.45
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Thanks for the good answer, but I would need more detailed information about how to set up the connection:

1. how do I temporarily disable the wireless connection?
2. how will I, step by step, do the settings after I have physically put the
crossover cable into the 2 computers?
Thanks

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

1. how do I temporarily disable the wireless connection?
2. how will I, step by step, do the settings after I have physically put the
crossover cable into the 2 computers?
Thanks

You're welcome.

1. To temporarily disable the wireless connection:

a. Open the Network Connections folder.
b. Right-click the wireless connection.
c. Click Disable.

2. There are no settings to make after connecting the crossover cable.
Wait a couple of minutes for the connections to automatically acquire
IP addresses before using the wired connections.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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