What's the fastest way to share files over a wireless network?

[fire400]

-cross over cables where the network wires hooks up from one laptop to the other computer without the need of a hub or router.

-drag and drop over the wireless network with software environment-free backgrounds/foregrounds and making sure the hardware is sufficient as far as error-free and traffic-jam-free. if you think about doing 54g, that's saying it will take hours because the actual speeds are shaved off.

 

[pcman83]

Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: Ipno
crossover cable

Winnar... don't forget to assign IP addresses for each though.🙂

Hmm, so I've got a crossover (ethernet) cable here. After I connect the two computers how do I transfer files between them?

-The Pentium Guy

U need to set static IP addresses on both.

Start->settings->control panel->network connections->right click on your local area network and select properties->select tcp/ip and properties.

For computer A use 192.168.0.1 and subnet of 255.255.255.0
For computer B use 192.168.0.2 and subnet of 255.255.255.0

As soon as you set those IP addresses on the computers then you should have a link.
Then share the data you need to transfer. Find the share on the other computer by going to run and typing \\computername or ip address i believe and then enter. you should see the share and get the files.

Good luck. you might run into permission issues but hopefully not.

 

[Wolfshanze]

Try WWW File Share Pro
http://www.wfshome.com/

It's a great little program (free download) for sharing files with self or friends over the internet... it may or may not speed the process, but it's SURE to be STABLE (you won't lose stuff like you do transfering files directly over the Wi-Fi).

I use the program all the time to send files to friends with ease, and you can just as easily use it to send files back and forth from your laptop to your main computer!

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I use fileZilla, ez to use and it works great.

 

[JackMDS]

In case of Wireless it does not matter what method you use it would be always faster than the Wireless Capacities.

When the Wireless is in the same room you would get from a stable 802.11g around 2MB/sec. (B-Byte) of transfer. If you have one of the Super/Booster types you would get around 3.5MB/sec.

The most reasonable way to get Fast is to buy inexpensive Giga PCI card (some are less than $20) and connect the two computers with a Straight patch of CAT5e.
You might get up to about 30MB/sec. using this method, for less than $50.

"Speed" (Bandwidth) expectation of Ethernet Home Networks using Windows 98/2000/XP.

Peer to Peer Giga Networks

Setting a Home/SOHO Giga network.

:sun:

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Wolfshanze
Try WWW File Share Pro
http://www.wfshome.com/

It's a great little program (free download) for sharing files with self or friends over the internet... it may or may not speed the process, but it's SURE to be STABLE (you won't lose stuff like you do transfering files directly over the Wi-Fi).

I use the program all the time to send files to friends with ease, and you can just as easily use it to send files back and forth from your laptop to your main computer!

although this is an easy to setup program, http is not the best for moving large files. ftp works better for this as that is what ftp was designed for(File Transfer Protocol). if you are going to use ftp over a crossover cable, you should use serv-u. free and easy.

also i would make a md5 for the files on the main rig and then check the md5s on the receiving rig to verity that there was no error. this software - http://www.big-o-software.com/products/hksfv/ works excellent for creating and then checking sfv and md5 verification files. i suggest this route because of the quantity of data being transfered.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Originally posted by: Wolfshanze
Try WWW File Share Pro
http://www.wfshome.com/

You know what? That's proved to be the best option. It's working fine right now.... and since I'm using Opera (built-in download manager) I can resume.

Thanks everyone. Next time I swear I'm gonna take apart my CAT 5e cable and make it a crossover cable (you just have to switch a few wires around) and hook em up directly, then start shooting away. Sounds like a better plan, with lots of decreased overhead.

-The Pentium Guy

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy

Originally posted by: Wolfshanze
Try WWW File Share Pro
http://www.wfshome.com/

You know what? That's proved to be the best option. It's working fine right now.... and since I'm using Opera (built-in download manager) I can resume.

Thanks everyone. Next time I swear I'm gonna take apart my CAT 5e cable and make it a crossover cable (you just have to switch a few wires around) and hook em up directly, then start shooting away. Sounds like a better plan, with lots of decreased overhead.

-The Pentium Guy

over ftp? different strokes for different folks...

 

[thirdlegstump]

ad hoc?

 

[Varun]

Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy


Thanks everyone. Next time I swear I'm gonna take apart my CAT 5e cable and make it a crossover cable (you just have to switch a few wires around) and hook em up directly, then start shooting away. Sounds like a better plan, with lots of decreased overhead.

-The Pentium Guy

Acually a lot of modern NICs will allow either a straight through or crossover cable to be connected, and it will sense which kind it is and configure itself accordingly. You could try it and see.

Also if the laptop/computer is new they could have gigabit network cards as well which would give you a very fast speed.

 

[AMCRambler]

Originally posted by: Ipno
crossover cable

FTW