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transferring a file from my pc to my laptop over a local network

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rookie1010

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hello

i just constructed some sort of local network by connecting my laptop through ethernet to my pc. i did an ipconfig/all on my pc and got the following

[ipconfig_all_pc]
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Fred>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : fred-fb113tpag
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth
ernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-A7-15-20-44

C:\Documents and Settings\Fred>
[/ipconfig_all_pc]

i did the same on my laptop and got the following



[ipconfig_all_laptop]
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Fred>IPCONFIG/ALL

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : RAZOR-A
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-35-C2-C3-8D

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 08-00-46-F4-FF-1F
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.2.87
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\Fred>
[/ipconfig_all_laptop]

i was wondering how i could transfer a file from my pc to laptop?
 
You will have to use a Crossover cable unless your Ethernet ports do auto MDI/MDI-X settings. You will also have to set the IPs manually. use 192.168.0.1 subnet 255.255.255 on one, use 192.168.0.2 w/ same subnet as before.

If you configure these correctly+use the correct cable, then you will be able to ping the other computer from command prompt.
 
If your two computers are connceted directly and there is No device with DHCP server (like the one in a Cable/DSL Router.

You have to configure both with a static IP, you can not use the Auto Obtain IP since there is nothing to obtain from.

 
slight correction. The 169.254 addresses are completely fine and there is no need to set an IP address.

If you want an easy way to transfer files then just download and install an FTP server, then use Explorer to connect to and download what you need.
 
windows will give the same 169.254 ip's to both pcs. he will still need to set static ips and subnets for the two NICs to communicate, and yes...he can use two different 169.254.x.x's if he really wants.
 
Originally posted by: ch33zw1z
windows will give the same 169.254 ip's to both pcs. he will still need to set static ips and subnets for the two NICs to communicate, and yes...he can use two different 169.254.x.x's if he really wants.
Click to expand...

nope, it will give different ones. It will do an ARP for an address that it picks to decide if it is in use or not. The whole reason behind that silly "auto-IP" stuff is so a DHCP server isn't needed.
 


thanks for the replies

basically i wanted to learn client server programming in java, so i was trying to get some sort of private network going.

Without the ethernet cable plugged in, i am getting the following

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Fred>IPCONFIG/ALL

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : RAZOR-A
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-35-C2-C3-8D

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . .. . . . .: Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 08-00-46-F4-FF-1F

C:\Documents and Settings\Fred>

so with the computers connected usin the ethernet cable, there is a diffence, do i still need the crossover cable?

can my main pc not act as a DHCP server, or does it need to have some sort of DHCP software installed?

i guess DHCP is the same as Auto Obtain IP? my main PC is connected to the internet using a USB based ADSL MODEM? i guess i can assign a static IP address to the network card irrespective of the IP address assigned to my USB port (connected to the MODEM)
how do i assign the static IP address?



 
The best step is a Big one.

I.e. get and external Ethernet Modem + Cable/DSL Router and go mainstream.

Currently you are connected directly to the Modem, and thus your USB part of the Network is configured to the Internet and cannot be used directly with the rest of your Network.

You can use Windows ICS, it would allow you to connected to the Laptop as well as use the Laptop for Internet surfing and thus avoid the headaches of your current course of Action.

Here how, http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/


 
thanks for the reply

can i transfer files between my laptop and pc in ICS mode?

will my laptop be assigned an IP Address?


some one suggested a hub?
 
A Hub would nothing waht so ever.

ICS would allow you to transfer file too.

Just follow to the letter the instructions in the linked page above.

When ICS works and you can surf the Intrenet from your Laptop configure the File Sharing.

 
thanks for the reply

would ICS enable me to allocate IP addresses to my laptop and the pC so that i could learn some client server programming?
 
Hello

i have tried to start ICS on my pc(server) and my laptop(client) by enabling it through setup home or small network. The change i see in my network connections is that there is a network bridge which has been included, i did an ipconfig/all on both my machines and here is what i got

[main_pc]

C:\Documents and Settings\Fred>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : fred-fb113tpag
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-11-67-13-F4-E0

PPP adapter Virgin Net:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 82.12.243.18
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 82.12.243.18
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100

C:\Documents and Settings\Fred>
[/main_pc]

[laptop]

C:\Documents and Settings\Fred>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : RAZOR-A
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-35-C2-C3-8D

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 08-00-46-F4-FF-1F
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.2.87
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\Fred>
[/laptop]


i have got zone alarm going on my my main pc, is that going to be a problem?
are my settings correct?

do i need to disable autoconfiguration on my laptop? is the message "bridge being disconnected" a problem? i tried to do a google to understand what the bridge disconnected meant, and my feeling ist hat the bridge disconnected means that the two computers are not talking through ICS(the green light on the ethernet port is on though)
 
Hello

I just tried to connect an old router to my pc, and when i do that in the network connections it says that the network bridge has been connected. but if i stick the ethernet cable into the laptop instead it says that the network bridge is not connected.

i checked the network connections for the laptop(which is going to be the client) and there is no network bridge, should there have been one, i have started the ICS setup again for the laptop, again the main pc says that the network bridge has been disconnected.

the laptop has an incoming section which says that there are no incoming connections while the pc has the network bridge section

you guys dont think i need a cross over cable?
 
i disabled ics on both the computers and now the main pc has an address of 10.0.0.2 and the laptop has an ip address of 10.0.0.3

the router has an address of 10.0.0.138

how do i access the internet using my laptop & share a folder and then copy files across from the pc to the laptop.

i tried looking for my computer in mynetworkplaces --> entire network --> microsoft windows network --> mshome but no luck
 
thanks for the reply dude

i could not could not go through mshome but managed to do a search for my machine and have saved it on my desktop.

interesting thing is that i have got zone alarm on my main pc, and turning that on or off does not have any effect on accessing the main pc's contents from the laptop, even if i add the router and laptop address to the list of allowed ip addresses on the zone alarm configuration settings or even if i remove the ip addresses,
 
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