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I have a desktop and a laptop, both with XP Home. I want to be able to
transfer files from one to the other. I have a store-bought crossover cable.
1) I connected the cable between ethernet ports on the two computers.
2) I ran ipconfig on both and noted the ip and subnet addresses. The ip
addresses were AAA.BBB.C.D on one computer and AAA.BBB.C.E on the second
computer (I don't have the actual numbers handy, but the first three sets
were the same, the last number was different for both). The subnet in both
cases was 255.255.255.0.
3) I pinged the desktop from the laptop, and got a response. I then pinged
the laptop from the desktop, and that worked too.
4) I disabled the windows firewall on both computers. Regardless, I have
file and printer sharing enabled on both.
5) Now what do I do? The laptop shared directory doesn't appear in the
desktop Network Places, and neither does the desktop shared dir appear in the
laptop Network Places. I even tried opening Internet Explorer and typing in
the ip address of the other machine, but I get a error (something about
searching not working).
What do I need to do to "see" the other computer in Windows Explorer so that
I can transfer files between them? I've searched the net for the last week,
and haven't found any step-by-step instructions to get this type of
connection working, and it appears that everyone has this kind of problem.
Any help would be appreciated.
transfer files from one to the other. I have a store-bought crossover cable.
1) I connected the cable between ethernet ports on the two computers.
2) I ran ipconfig on both and noted the ip and subnet addresses. The ip
addresses were AAA.BBB.C.D on one computer and AAA.BBB.C.E on the second
computer (I don't have the actual numbers handy, but the first three sets
were the same, the last number was different for both). The subnet in both
cases was 255.255.255.0.
3) I pinged the desktop from the laptop, and got a response. I then pinged
the laptop from the desktop, and that worked too.
4) I disabled the windows firewall on both computers. Regardless, I have
file and printer sharing enabled on both.
5) Now what do I do? The laptop shared directory doesn't appear in the
desktop Network Places, and neither does the desktop shared dir appear in the
laptop Network Places. I even tried opening Internet Explorer and typing in
the ip address of the other machine, but I get a error (something about
searching not working).
What do I need to do to "see" the other computer in Windows Explorer so that
I can transfer files between them? I've searched the net for the last week,
and haven't found any step-by-step instructions to get this type of
connection working, and it appears that everyone has this kind of problem.
Any help would be appreciated.