PC To Laptop 1

[silver987]

I am trying to load files from my desktop to my laptop, I have a Fire Wire between the two, I see a 1394 connection, but that is the end of my expertise. Can any one tell me how to transfer files over this Fire Wire? Or can it even be done without a program?

Wayne T

 

[silver987]

Sorry forgot to mention both have XP OS.

Wayne T

 

[vacunita]

You would have to setup the firewire network like you would a regular ethernet network, with IP's and subnet masks. Once its set the PC's should be able to see each other in Network Places.

Right Click on the IEEE1394 adapter and click on properties, then set the PCs up with ip addresses in the same range.

Then you'll need to share some folders like you would in aregular network.

http://www.weethet.nl/english/network_firewire.php

Then you can use Network Places to browse to the other computer's shared folders.



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[silver987]

Thanks Phil.

Wayne T

 

[goombawaho]

Would it not be easier just to pull one of the hard drives and connect it to the other using a device like this???

http://www.vantecusa.com/en/product/view_detail/266

 

[gbaughma]

It's *easiest* to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard (FAST) built into Windows.

You can use network, external (removable) drive, or a USB bridge cable.



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[rclarke250]

Why not a crossover cable or a hub/switch...Why use files and settings transfer, there is no mention of transferring the user to a different machine, just "files" from desktop to laptop, If they are small enough you could just use a thumb drive to do this. but networking is better if you want to syn data, or have to move files for the future.

 

[kjv1611]

What files and how many files are we talking about here? If just stuff in "MyDocs" and such, and you don't have much there, if you have any external storage device, you could just use that in between without messing with any sort of networking.

If you have both on a home network (if you have a router ... if you have "wireless internet"),then you can setup a Windows Network... or simply put both machines on the same workgroup name, make sure one of them as sharing enabled for the folder(s) you want to share... if you're using Vista or 7 on the shared computer, also turn on password protected sharing (and put a password on your account if you don't already have one)... procede to grab files from other machine's desktop....

Well, the external storage will be the easiest any way you go, in my opinion. If you want to buy one of such, get a flash drive large enough to hold all the files... or else make a couple "trips" between. Flash/thumb drives are super duper simple to use.

Another option would be an external hard drive, cheaper for the amount of storage than a flash drive, but not quite as easy... though still super easy... you can connect via USB, eSATA, ethernet, firewire, whatever, just as long as that drive supports the connection type. My personal favorite is a combo USB/eSata... USB3 will be probably the best within another year or two.. just gotta get more market saturation for that one to be viable....

Anyway, if you use external storage, then you could also use the same external storage later as a backup of your originals.

 

[goombawaho]

Well, well - so many different pieces of advice. Which shall the OP follow? It's like a roulette wheel.

 

[silver987]

Thank you all so much, for the advice, they are all good ideas. I will think about all the options I have been offered and post the results.
Thanks again.

Wayne T

 

[flyboytim]

Yet another choice is online backup. Basically, you store data with some online storage provider, and it is available to you from any location with an internet connection. Thus you don't need to fill up either your desk- or lap-top with rarely used, but possibly required on demand data.

http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/free-online-backup.shtml

has some free providers - not all working now - IDrive, BuddyBackup, etc., each offers 5 GB free...

http://www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

 

[kjv1611]

That reminds me of another idea - if you always want to keep things in sync.... actually a couple ideas.

1. is using SyncBack (free edition) to sync between the 2 machines - of course, you still have to get the networking piece fixed.

2. Other is (again requires network, though MS products often will fix the network piece for you, it seems) is using a Microsoft backup program that syncs between all connected computers. At the moment, I can't remember the name. Sounds like a nice product/idea, though.

 

[xwb]

Just follow whichever is fastest and most convenient. Firewire is tons faster than most things except 1Gb ethernet.

 

[kjv1611]

Firewire is tons faster than most things except 1Gb ethernet.

...AND except eSata... AND except USB 3.0..