[pchelpers] Re: transfer data, please help
- From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 08:10:18 +1200
There is quite a bit on this here in the Network section.
http://modecideas.com/faqindex.htm?grhanson
G.R. Hanson wrote:
>OK, I really need some help here.
>I have two cables.
>One is a switchbox cable, 25 conductor, straight thru, Male Serial / Parallel
>cable.
>
>The other has what looks like what is used by my cable internet on both ends.
>(Network cable?)
>
><both are borrowed>
>
>The new pc is xp home. It is now setup on the cable internet.
>The old is win 98. It's sitting on the floor here next to me, running, not
>hooked up to the cable internet. (I don't have a hub either in case you are
>wondering.) At this point, I'm just wanting to transfer data and was told I
>could do it without a hub.
>
>Anyway, If I unplug the cable internet from the new computer that I just set
>up, and put that 'network' cable hooked up to both computers, well, it's not
>going thru the cable modem. I understand that.
>
>What I don't get is how to get the files from win 98 pc to the xp home pc. I
>tried various things, and I don't know, it seemed to think it wanted to be
>online?? I don't really know. I just know I didn't get files transferred and
>the pc's don't see each other.
>
>Ok, so I plugged it back into the cable internet. That is working. I plugged
>the other cable serial/parallel ends into both computers. I don't know how to
>make them see each other this way either.
>
>I need more steps here to help me if someone doesn't mind. Please. And
>thanks.
>
>Re-Na Hanson / Arkansas USA
>
>
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