Sharing files Win98 to XP???

16 Mar 2009 3:05 AM

plh

Hi Gurus,
Given two computers, a Laptop with XP Home and an old desktop with Win 98, (ya
know it may be 95... have to look again tomorrow, I am only "pretty sure" it's
98) R-45 Ethernet cable, and a D-Link DI-624 router, can I enable file sharing,
and if so how? Do I even need the router? I tried it without the router, just
the cable between the two, but was unsuccessful. The appropriate folder is set
up for sharing, and I told them to join the same workgroup, but no joy.
The reason for this effort is to copy some files from the desktop which are too
big for a 3 1/4" floppy, which is the extent of the secondary storage technology
available there. I thought of using Hyperterminal but if I would rather go with
Ethernet if I can, and I would think that I should be able to do it, but I just
don't know how.
Thank You,
-plh

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16 Mar 2009 3:42 AM

Lem

plh wrote:
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> Hi Gurus,
> Given two computers, a Laptop with XP Home and an old desktop with Win 98, (ya
> know it may be 95... have to look again tomorrow, I am only "pretty sure" it's
> 98) R-45 Ethernet cable, and a D-Link DI-624 router, can I enable file sharing,
> and if so how? Do I even need the router? I tried it without the router, just
> the cable between the two, but was unsuccessful. The appropriate folder is set
> up for sharing, and I told them to join the same workgroup, but no joy.
> The reason for this effort is to copy some files from the desktop which are too
> big for a 3 1/4" floppy, which is the extent of the secondary storage technology
> available there. I thought of using Hyperterminal but if I would rather go with
> Ethernet if I can, and I would think that I should be able to do it, but I just
> don't know how.
> Thank You,
> -plh
>
>

See this:

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/wxpwin9x.html

The coding of the web page is a little flaky. You can see the text if
you use Print Preview.

You'll need a cross-over cable if you connect the two computers directly.

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16 Mar 2009 4:32 PM

plh

In article <O3eUGlepJHA.1***@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, Lem says...
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>
>plh wrote:
>> Hi Gurus,
>>Given two computers, a Laptop with XP Home and an old desktop with Win 98, (ya
>>know it may be 95... have to look again tomorrow, I am only "pretty sure" it's
>>98) R-45 Ethernet cable, and a D-Link DI-624 router, can I enable file sharing,
>> and if so how? Do I even need the router? I tried it without the router, just
>>the cable between the two, but was unsuccessful. The appropriate folder is set
>> up for sharing, and I told them to join the same workgroup, but no joy.
>>The reason for this effort is to copy some files from the desktop which are too
>>big for a 3 1/4" floppy, which is the extent of the secondary storage technology
>>available there. I thought of using Hyperterminal but if I would rather go with
>>Ethernet if I can, and I would think that I should be able to do it, but I just
>> don't know how.
>> Thank You,
>> -plh
>>
>>
>
>See this:
>
>http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/wxpwin9x.html
>
>The coding of the web page is a little flaky. You can see the text if
>you use Print Preview.
>
>You'll need a cross-over cable if you connect the two computers directly.
>

Can you tell me please what is a cross-over cable? Is it different from the
Ethernet cables I have lying around, having owned numerous computers?
Thanx,
-plh

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16 Mar 2009 5:13 PM

GbH

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"plh" <plh_mem***@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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> In article <O3eUGlepJHA.1***@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, Lem says...
>>
>>plh wrote:
>>> Hi Gurus,
>>>Given two computers, a Laptop with XP Home and an old desktop with
>>>Win 98, (ya
>>>know it may be 95... have to look again tomorrow, I am only "pretty
>>>sure" it's
>>>98) R-45 Ethernet cable, and a D-Link DI-624 router, can I enable
>>>file sharing,
>>> and if so how? Do I even need the router? I tried it without the
>>> router, just
>>>the cable between the two, but was unsuccessful. The appropriate
>>>folder is set
>>> up for sharing, and I told them to join the same workgroup, but no
>>> joy.
>>>The reason for this effort is to copy some files from the desktop
>>>which are too
>>>big for a 3 1/4" floppy, which is the extent of the secondary storage
>>>technology
>>>available there. I thought of using Hyperterminal but if I would
>>>rather go with
>>>Ethernet if I can, and I would think that I should be able to do it,
>>>but I just
>>> don't know how.
>>> Thank You,
>>> -plh
>>>
>>>
>>
>>See this:
>>
>>http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/wxpwin9x.html
>>
>>The coding of the web page is a little flaky. You can see the text if
>>you use Print Preview.
>>
>>You'll need a cross-over cable if you connect the two computers
>>directly.
>>
>
> Can you tell me please what is a cross-over cable? Is it different
> from the
> Ethernet cables I have lying around, having owned numerous computers?
> Thanx,
> -plh
>
>
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> Where are we going and why am I in this HAND BASKET??

Yes they are definitely different.
in a Xover the outs on one end are connected (crossed over) to the ins
on the other and vice versa.
This allows one computer to transmit to and be received by the other.
With a regular 'patch' cable the connections are one to one which is OK
for talking to a hub or a router but not directly to another computer.
The receivers on one end are listening to the receivers on the other,
not the transmitters.

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17 Mar 2009 12:11 AM

deerslayer

plh wrote:
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> In article <O3eUGlepJHA.1***@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, Lem says...
>>
>> plh wrote:
>>> Hi Gurus,
>>> Given two computers, a Laptop with XP Home and an old desktop with
>>> Win 98, (ya know it may be 95... have to look again tomorrow, I am
>>> only "pretty sure" it's 98) R-45 Ethernet cable, and a D-Link
>>> DI-624 router, can I enable file sharing, and if so how? Do I even
>>> need the router? I tried it without the router, just the cable
>>> between the two, but was unsuccessful. The appropriate folder is
>>> set up for sharing, and I told them to join the same workgroup, but
>>> no joy.
>>> The reason for this effort is to copy some files from the desktop
>>> which are too big for a 3 1/4" floppy, which is the extent of the
>>> secondary storage technology available there. I thought of using
>>> Hyperterminal but if I would rather go with Ethernet if I can, and
>>> I would think that I should be able to do it, but I just don't know
>>> how.
>>> Thank You,
>>> -plh
>>>
>>>
>>
>> See this:
>>
>> http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/wxpwin9x.html
>>
>> The coding of the web page is a little flaky. You can see the text if
>> you use Print Preview.
>>
>> You'll need a cross-over cable if you connect the two computers
>> directly.
>>
>
> Can you tell me please what is a cross-over cable? Is it different
> from the Ethernet cables I have lying around, having owned numerous
> computers? Thanx,
> -plh

You won't need a crossover cable. Just use regular ethernet cables and the
switch ports of your DLink 624 router. Better yer, if you've already got a
homenetwork setup, just add the (rather dated) desktop, setup file sharing,
and you're on your way.