DABearSoX Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 SO I just got a new desktop and I would like to transfer stuff from my old laptop. There is a lot, so I am not going to hassle myself with CDs or flash drives and such. Went out to radio shack and got an Ethernet crossover cable so I could connect throw each ethernet port. This is where I am having troubles. I found different ways to accomplish this but none of them worked out. I first tried the XP network wizard which ended in an error when trying to set up the host computer. Next I tried manually entering IPs (192.168.0.1 & 192.168.0.2). This took the limited network connectivity away from the desktop but I couldnt see where to access the host laptop. (Yes I enabled sharing on the C: drive of the laptop) I tried to Map a network drive after using the IP method but the HOST laptop wasnt being shown when using the browse method nor could connect when entering //computername/shared drive. I really thought this would be an easier process when connecting two XP machines...thought it would be like a plug and play Any tech wiz people out there have any suggestions for me or maybe where to start over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Buy a portable hard drive for 40 bucks that can hold 80 gigs or higher, backup your laptop, move it to the other PC, keep drive for future use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1236894679/ref...82%2Cn%3A541966 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABearSoX Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 not the answer i am looking for, but that may be my last resort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (DABearSoX @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 03:56 PM) SO I just got a new desktop and I would like to transfer stuff from my old laptop. There is a lot, so I am not going to hassle myself with CDs or flash drives and such. Went out to radio shack and got an Ethernet crossover cable so I could connect throw each ethernet port. This is where I am having troubles. I found different ways to accomplish this but none of them worked out. I first tried the XP network wizard which ended in an error when trying to set up the host computer. Next I tried manually entering IPs (192.168.0.1 & 192.168.0.2). This took the limited network connectivity away from the desktop but I couldnt see where to access the host laptop. (Yes I enabled sharing on the C: drive of the laptop) I tried to Map a network drive after using the IP method but the HOST laptop wasnt being shown when using the browse method nor could connect when entering //computername/shared drive. I really thought this would be an easier process when connecting two XP machines...thought it would be like a plug and play Any tech wiz people out there have any suggestions for me or maybe where to start over? 1.) Remember to disable the built in XP Firewall and verify connectivity by pinging across the cross over. 2.) Don't use the name for your fileshare. Use the IP for the UNC name. Start Menu -> Run -> \\IP Address\[your shared folder name] and press enter. By default you can either share the C drive out, or use the C$ hidden admin share. Here is another link that may assist you. http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-t...n-folder-share/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABearSoX Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 thanks for the help... so basically what happened is that I am an idiot...The 5 years I have had this laptop I have reformatted numerous times and that last time I must have forgotten to install the drivers for the network card. I have been using the wireless card so i installed those and not the Ethernet card.. went to the dell website, installed the drivers, and bingo..that was the problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (DABearSoX @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 10:17 PM) thanks for the help... so basically what happened is that I am an idiot...The 5 years I have had this laptop I have reformatted numerous times and that last time I must have forgotten to install the drivers for the network card. I have been using the wireless card so i installed those and not the Ethernet card.. went to the dell website, installed the drivers, and bingo..that was the problem... Thats why I started out with lower the firewall and ping. If you can't see the echo reply from the machine connected, then you have other issues. Glad you found it. Edited March 13, 2009 by southsideirish71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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