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08/05/2004 06:30:30 PM · #1 |
My new work laptop has arrived and I need to transfer about 5gig+ of data from the old work laptop to the new one.
I would do this over our corporate lan, but it is VERY SLOW and will bomb out about 1/4 the way through.
I have a router I can use to network the 2 together (not on the corp lan) would this be the fastest way? Im not worried about programs since they install all that, I just dont trust them with my data files and they are slow to begin with to do anything, if I asked them to do it it would be next week before they got to it, then a few days to copy all the files.
James
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08/05/2004 06:41:03 PM · #2 |
| For Ethernet, you either need a router/hub and a couple of standard cables, or a "crossover" cable which lets you connect the two computers' ports directly. If the computers both have 100Base-T ports you should get a transfer rate of (I think) something like 1-2MB/sec. |
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08/05/2004 06:50:32 PM · #3 |
Spot on GeneralE we do this all the time. Grab a 4 port hub s(most have a crossover switch on them), a couple of network cables and plug the two laptops into the hub, setup a windows network between the two laptops and share the drive. All you have to do then is suck the data you want down to you new laptop. Works like a charm on 95,98 and XP
Hope this helps,
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08/05/2004 06:53:31 PM · #4 |
Either using a crossover cable or the router with 2 straight through cables will work fine.
If you're using DHCP (automatically gets you an IP address and stuff from the server) you'll have to change your setup to use a static IP address temporarily while not connected to the LAN. Give each machine a different address like 10.0.0.x such as 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2.
Or, if you also hook the router up to your corporate LAN, then the DHCP will still work but the packets will travel very fast from one laptop to the other (assuming you have a 100Mbps router and Ethernet cards!). |
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08/05/2004 07:17:20 PM · #5 |
It's too bad you can't just firewire it, but what about USB sticks, a gig at a time?
Message edited by author 2004-08-05 19:18:21.
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08/05/2004 07:19:27 PM · #6 |
If you have the equpment why not just burn few DVD´s or put it on 1gig (or larger) microdirve at a time? It may take some time but something just does that.
Maybe you dont have the equpment but maybe you could lend or rent it from somewhere. |
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08/05/2004 07:19:45 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by zeuszen:
It's too bad you can't just firewire it ... |
How do you do that? I use both Macs and PCs, mostly OS 9/X and W2000. |
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08/05/2004 07:21:06 PM · #8 |
Anything involving physically moving media creates more chances for errors, and will take longer but (more importantly) your attention.
Message edited by author 2004-08-05 19:21:38. |
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08/05/2004 07:34:25 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by zeuszen:
It's too bad you can't just firewire it ... |
How do you do that? I use both Macs and PCs, mostly OS 9/X and W2000. |
Between 2 Macs, you connect both Firewire ports and restart the sending computer (A) while holding down the T key (Target Mode).
The A drive appears on the receiving computer (B), ready for drag and drop.
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08/05/2004 08:07:23 PM · #10 |
thanks for all the ideas, but all I have is a router and some cables. No DVD burner or such other equipment.
One machine is Win 2000 and the new one is XP. I just hope I have the permisions set so I can do this. They get REAL picky as to what we can and cant do on our WORK PC's.
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08/05/2004 10:49:36 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by zeuszen:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by zeuszen:
It's too bad you can't just firewire it ... |
How do you do that? I use both Macs and PCs, mostly OS 9/X and W2000. |
Between 2 Macs, you connect both Firewire ports and restart the sending computer (A) while holding down the T key (Target Mode).
The A drive appears on the receiving computer (B), ready for drag and drop. |
Thanks! That's cool. |
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08/05/2004 11:02:03 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by jab119:
thanks for all the ideas, but all I have is a router and some cables. No DVD burner or such other equipment.
One machine is Win 2000 and the new one is XP. I just hope I have the permisions set so I can do this. They get REAL picky as to what we can and cant do on our WORK PC's.
James |
Just use the router and cables it's quick. Just change the ips to 192.168.0.x in both and use advanced file sharing to connect to the admin shares... \\{computername}\{driveletter}$ as long as you are administrator on both machines you will be fine.
edit: More info here
Message edited by author 2004-08-05 23:04:28.
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