[chud]

I thought there was a way to copy files back and forth between two computers via a USB cable by just hooking the two directly to one another.

Brother just got a new laptop and instead of re-ripping all my albums on his, I wanted to just copy them over, but it's not working.

I got a transfer cable with my computer back when I bought it, but that seems to MOVE the files from one to another, and not just make copies.

 

[uraflit]

there are such things as usb 'TRANSFER' cables. i think they require windows vista and/or xp though.

it is not simply a straight usb to usb cable connection though, it actually has something processing the information.

eg. Amazon.com: Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista: Electronics

 

[chud]

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Originally Posted by uraflit /img/forum/go_quote.gif there are such things as usb 'TRANSFER' cables. i think they require windows vista and/or xp though. it is not simply a straight usb to usb cable connection though, it actually has something processing the information. eg. Amazon.com: Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista: Electronics

yeah, i have one of those and started to try it. but like i said, it looks like it moves everything but doesnt allow you to just copy from one to the other.

 

[FrozenGecko]

Are you using the any software or the software that came with it?

 

[ericj]

I'm not aware of anything that would just make a foreign computer like a usb attached harddrive.

There are ways to network over USB, but that's "with a network" and thus doesn't meet your spec.

 

[chud]

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Originally Posted by ericj /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm not aware of anything that would just make a foreign computer like a usb attached harddrive. There are ways to network over USB, but that's "with a network" and thus doesn't meet your spec.

yeah, thats what i want to do.

guess i better get off my butt and finally setup that network

 

[userlander]

Don't you have a router anywhere? You can network them together with an ethernet cable (1 for each computer) just by making each the gateway for the other. If you don't have a router you could also do it with a crossover cable. That would probably be a lot faster transfer rate than USB, too.

 

[chud]

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Originally Posted by userlander /img/forum/go_quote.gif Don't you have a router anywhere? You can network them together with an ethernet cable (1 for each computer) just by making each the gateway for the other. If you don't have a router you could also do it with a crossover cable. That would probably be a lot faster transfer rate than USB, too.

i have a router but its not hooked up yet. that's been giving me trouble so i havent been messing with setting it up.

how does the crossover cable route work?

 

[SiriuslyCold]

crossover cables plug into ethernet ports of both computers. they are not like the normal network cables because the pins have to be crossed over

example

 

[userlander]

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Originally Posted by chud /img/forum/go_quote.gif i have a router but its not hooked up yet. that's been giving me trouble so i havent been messing with setting it up. how does the crossover cable route work?

Same thing, but it's just computer to computer with no other node like a router. The cable is different than ordinary ethernet though (looks the same, just wired differently) - without that you would need the router.

What kind of router? Default settings might work out of the box. Then just configure IP of PC-1 to something like 192.168.0.100, and PC-2 to 192.168.0.101, depending on the router subnet (192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1, etc. - or let the router assign with DHCP, that's probably easiest, actually). I think the gateway for both would be IP of the router, and then they should be able to talk to each other.

W/ x-over cable, gateway of each would be the IP of other (I think, someone correct me if I'm wrong, I've never done it before).

 

[chud]

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Originally Posted by userlander /img/forum/go_quote.gif Same thing, but it's just computer to computer with no other node like a router. The cable is different than ordinary ethernet though (looks the same, just wired differently) - without that you would need the router. What kind of router? Default settings might work out of the box. Then just configure IP of PC-1 to something like 192.168.0.100, and PC-2 to 192.168.0.101, depending on the router subnet (192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1, etc. - or let the router assign with DHCP, that's probably easiest, actually). I think the gateway for both would be IP of the router, and then they should be able to talk to each other. W/ x-over cable, gateway of each would be the IP of other (I think, someone correct me if I'm wrong, I've never done it before).

Linksys WRT54 series.

I made a thread about it in the computer section of this board. I was fine with the setup until i got to the part about releasing the IP and then thats where i hit a wall.

at the time, the computer im on was the only one available so it was a pain to jump online to look for a solution since at that step in the process the computer was hooked up to the router and i couldnt get online.

now with two computers in the house though, that shouldnt be a problem. i guess ill mess with it tonight and get it going once and for all.