Sending Files Via Wired Connection Help!

[ScottyD-VTS]

How can i send Files from my Auntes Laptop to my Home PC via a wired connection?

As its Music Files and they are pretty big.

Just so i dont have to send them through the internet.

Thanks in Advance

[dannyjay]

Cross over cable. :)

[ScottyD-VTS]

Is this like an ethernet cable

thanks

[dannyjay]

Is this like an ethernet cable

thanks

Yes but it's punched down differently, so that it forms a direct connection between two PCs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable

[ScottyD-VTS]

so i cant use my ethernet cable?

[mattchewone]

You use it in place of your ethernet cable in order to transfer files then you plug you normal ethernet back in to get the internet.

[gd16]

Are or can both computers be put on the same network?

For instance bring her laptop to your house and you've got a wireless router? Either that or have both laptop and computer wired into router?

Would save you buying a crossover cable.

[Karl]

computer to computer is a cross over cable like what Danny is meantioning.
if you have a router a regular ethernet cable will be fine.
(1 for each machine)

[Karl]

^ that is also correct.
There normally in "Workgroup" or "MSHOME" by default anyways, but its worth checking.

[gd16]

machines will need to be on the same workgroup i think
^ that is also correct.

Nope. Can be done (fairly/very easily) if the two computers are on different domains / workgroups. Depending on setup.

As long as one can ping the other - easily done. So really just need them to have firewall turned off, and same subnet mask.