Cable to use for file & transfer wizard

[Jeff]

anyone know the cable to use fot the file transfer from one computer to
another?

 

[Jane Colman]

You need what is called a crossover cable. Sorry I don't know if it has any
particular 'part' number or official designation.

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/faq#crossover
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Jeff]

Thanks,
Went and bought a cat5 crossover cable plugged both ends into the
ports normally used to connect to my cable modem-ran the file and tranfer
autodetect and the 2 computers did not see each other????they were directly
connected to each other;and not to the internet. Any help? The network
wizard did have a drop-down that gave the option of com1 or com3? tried
both-no success. They both are running XP Home SP2 and updated till today.
What am I missing?

Jeff

 

[Jane Colman]

This article may point you in the right direction
http://www.razertech.com/edge/hardware/crossover/crossover.htm

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Thanks,
Went and bought a cat5 crossover cable plugged both ends into the
ports normally used to connect to my cable modem-ran the file and tranfer
autodetect and the 2 computers did not see each other????they were directly
connected to each other;and not to the internet. Any help? The network
wizard did have a drop-down that gave the option of com1 or com3? tried
both-no success. They both are running XP Home SP2 and updated till today.
What am I missing?

I think that you selected the wrong transfer method in the FAST
Wizard. Select "Home or small office network", not "Direct cable".
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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