File Sharing with Fire Wire

[Eric Lieberman]

I have a desktop with windows xp pro.. and a laptop with
windows xp home.. i have them sharing an internet
connection threw a cross over cable but i am trying to
make file sharing working with my firewire cards. I can't
access either computer from the other over the firewire
and can't figure out how i configured it wrong. If you
have had this problem or know how to setup file sharing
between 2 Windows xp machines that would be helpful. Only
thing i like about mac... once you hook up firewire you
get an icon on the desktop that allows you to access the
other computers harddrive.. why did windows have to be
difficult... Thanks for any help

 

[Philip Herlihy]

Can't answer this more helpfully than to point out that when you link two
machines using a USB cable (not sure if these are standard or some sort of
special "crossover" arrangement) then you need custom software, supplied
with the cable.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have a desktop with windows xp pro.. and a laptop with
windows xp home.. i have them sharing an internet
connection threw a cross over cable but i am trying to
make file sharing working with my firewire cards. I can't
access either computer from the other over the firewire
and can't figure out how i configured it wrong. If you
have had this problem or know how to setup file sharing
between 2 Windows xp machines that would be helpful. Only
thing i like about mac... once you hook up firewire you
get an icon on the desktop that allows you to access the
other computers harddrive.. why did windows have to be
difficult... Thanks for any help

It's hard to say what's wrong, Eric: we don't know how you configured
the FireWire network, how you're trying to access one computer from
the other, or what happens when you do it.

I have both Ethernet and FireWire connections between my desktop and
laptop computers. I configured the FireWire connections with static
IP addresses: 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2. When I want to access the other
computer via FireWire, I type its IP address in the Start | Run box in
this format:

\\10.0.0.1 or \\10.0.0.2

That guarantees that I get the FireWire connection, not the Ethernet
connection, which has a 192.168.x.x IP address.

Make sure that the FireWire connection isn't firewalled or bridged.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Philip Herlihy]

My turn to ask - why isn't this possible (or is it?) with a USB link?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

My turn to ask - why isn't this possible (or is it?) with a USB link?

It isn't possible to connect two computers using only a standard USB
cable. Here are two ways to network using USB:

1. Get a pair of USB Ethernet adapters and connect them just like
Ethernet adapters that mount inside a computer. Connecting two
computers directly, without a hub, switch, or router, requires a
specially wired crossover cable.

2. Get a USB-to-USB networking cable, with added circuitry, that can
connect two computers directly. Here are some sites for more
information:

http://www.buslink.com/usbtrans.htm
http://www.usbcable.com/94-3832.htm
http://catalog.belkin.com/usbpopup.process?pc_id=20963&Catalog_ID=1
http://www.usbstuff.com
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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

 

[Philip Herlihy]

It isn't possible to connect two computers using only a standard USB
cable. Here are two ways to network using USB:

1. Get a pair of USB Ethernet adapters and connect them just like
Ethernet adapters that mount inside a computer. Connecting two
computers directly, without a hub, switch, or router, requires a
specially wired crossover cable.

2. Get a USB-to-USB networking cable, with added circuitry, that can
connect two computers directly. Here are some sites for more
information:

http://www.buslink.com/usbtrans.htm
http://www.usbcable.com/94-3832.htm
http://catalog.belkin.com/usbpopup.process?pc_id=20963&Catalog_ID=1
http://www.usbstuff.com

Thanks!