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Transfer files between two PCs?
Name: rs008f Date: January 24, 2007 at 00:50:03 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 3GHz/2GB
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What is the fastest way to transfer files back and forth between two Windows XP/Vista PC? I want to connect two PCs together so programs on one PC can access files on another PC, is this possible?
Name: domass Date: January 24, 2007 at 04:37:10 Pacific
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If these two computers have a unused ethernet card in them you can get a crossover cable and plug it into both ethernet cards. If you have them hooked up to the internet you need to get a router and hook both ethernet cards to the router with a straight through cable. Then hook the router to the internet modem.
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Response Number 3
Name: picohat Date: January 24, 2007 at 05:55:40 Pacific
Name: rs008f Date: January 25, 2007 at 23:57:58 Pacific
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Can a program from one PC access files on another PC via Pure Ethernet? Referring to files on 1 PC is C:\Windows\ etc. What would be link location like between 2 PCs?
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Response Number 7
Name: rs008f Date: January 26, 2007 at 03:43:36 Pacific
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Looks like Ethernet is not the fastest way since it's speed is 100MB/s while USB 2.0 is 480 MB/s.
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Response Number 8
Name: rs008f Date: January 28, 2007 at 18:49:12 Pacific
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Is it true that now Ethernet can achieve 1000 Mbit/s? If this is so then USB 2.0 is slower and I'll rather transfer via Ethernet.
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Response Number 9
Name: picohat Date: February 2, 2007 at 07:11:31 Pacific
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Yes..the speed of gigabit Ethernet is 1000Mbps, you only need 2 Gigabit network cards to send files between 2 computers.
If these 2 computers sit on a network, then the network switch/router must also can support gigabit Ethernet.
Have fun...
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Response Number 10
Name: rs008f Date: February 11, 2007 at 23:54:22 Pacific
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I found out a software on one PC can access files on another PC through a networkm the address is \\PC-name\folder-name\
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Response Number 11
Name: rs008f Date: February 12, 2007 at 00:11:23 Pacific
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For gigabit Ethernet, I read a Cat 5E ethernet cable is recommended over a Cat 5. Crossover cable is already a Cat 5E, I wonder if a Cat 6 will be any better?
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Response Number 12
Name: picohat Date: February 20, 2007 at 17:33:04 Pacific
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