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transferring data from laptop to PC

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paul_007 Original post #1
May 14, 2007 at 3:57 PM
i am having a laptop, i want to transfer some data(around 5 to 6 GB) from my laptop to PC

Can anyone please tell me how to do this using LAN cable??
techtronic
May 14, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Use a cross cable to connect your Laptop and PC.
Then provide IP Addresses in the same range (like 10.0.0.1 for Laptop and 10.0.0.2 for PC, Subnet Mask - 255.0.0.0 and Gateway should be default)
Thats it buddy :grin:
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May 14, 2007 at 7:38 PM
by crossover cable do u mean a simple LAN cable???


after setting up my ip how will i share...i mean will the connected pc will be shown up in network neighbourhood????
Sparsh007
May 14, 2007 at 8:02 PM
yes he means LAN cable(RJ-45)
After setting this up
right click on the folder/drive u wnt to share go to the sharing tab then share this folder on the network put share name if u wnt
then ur done