PC 2 PC transfer not working

[levistep]

I have two computers connected to a hub and i can't figure out how to transfer files between the two. Can I get some help?

 

[hellah10]

which operating system are they each running?

are you sure its a hub... or is it a switch?

 

[levistep]

which operating system are they each running?

are you sure its a hub... or is it a switch?

Both are windows xp. One may be professional and the other may be home, does that make a difference? I'm pretty sure it's a hub. It's got an uplink, then 4 ethernet cable plugs in the back.

 

[hellah10]

then you must find out if this hub is handing out IPs..

go to start > run > type in "cmd" press enter... black screen will pop up

type in "ipconfig"

do this to both machines... if the default gateway are the same, then the issue is elsewhere... if worse comes to worse, you can assign static IPs to both machines and connect by IP "\\192.168.x.x."

 

[levistep]

then you must find out if this hub is handing out IPs..

go to start > run > type in "cmd" press enter... black screen will pop up

type in "ipconfig"

do this to both machines... if the default gateway are the same, then the issue is elsewhere... if worse comes to worse, you can assign static IPs to both machines and connect by IP "\\192.168.x.x."

Both default gateways are the same. What do you mean by "then the issue is elsewhere?" I don't even know what to do once i set up the hardware perfectly for the network. You aren't the only person to respond this way though. Everyone, and even the windows help just talk about setting up the network, but they don't say anything about the actual transfering.

 

[hellah10]

well you cant transfer unless both computers can talk to eachother... thats why the network aspect is important.

what are the IP addresses?

for future reference, if you wanna save yourself some headache on PC-to-PC data transfer... get a crossover cable

 

[levistep]

well you cant transfer unless both computers can talk to eachother... thats why the network aspect is important.

what are the IP addresses?

for future reference, if you wanna save yourself some headache on PC-to-PC data transfer... get a crossover cable

137.99.xxx.xx. They are both the same for the first 5 numbers, then they differ after that.

 

[Data]

Click Start button, select Help and Support, type in "file sharing" into the Search box, follow the steps you will find in "Enable file and printer sharing using the Network Setup Wizard" in "Pick a Task" section.

 

[levistep]

Click Start button, select Help and Support, type in "file sharing" into the Search box, follow the steps you will find in "Enable file and printer sharing using the Network Setup Wizard" in "Pick a Task" section.

Ok, i'm not sure if i have access to the adminstrator's control because this is a school laptop. That's really gay that they make us pay a fortune and they don't even give us control over it.

 

[Data]

Try then Start, Run, type in
\\137.99.xxx.xx
where 137.99.xxx.xx is another machine's assress and click OK. You should see a new window where you should see a folder shared on the other machine. The reverse is true as well. The folder that the XP machines make by default available on the network is the "Shared Documents" folder that you can access locally by going to My Computer and following a link on the left.