Transfering Data from PC to another??

xkk10xkk10
edited December 2004 in Hardware
Hi,
My friend was going to give me his laptop, so that i can transfer some of my music and movie files that i have on my computer to his computer because i have DSL and i am capable of getting the stuff compared to his dialup. What would be a way to transfer data from mine to his?? i know i can use a flash drive, but i want to know a different way?? can i use a usb wire to connect both pcs?

please help

thank you

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  • tcithtcith Sydney, Australia Member
    edited December 2004
    Yes you can use USB but it requires special canble and some software - and it's not fast

    Best way is via standard ethernet connection
    If the laptop has a network adaptor built in it's cheap to put one in your PC

    MOre info on the type of network and the amount of data you want to transfer - USB can be slow compared to other ways.

    What sort of laptop is it?
  • xkk10xkk10
    edited December 2004
    HP Pavilion
  • tcithtcith Sydney, Australia Member
    edited December 2004
    xkk10 wrote:
    HP Pavilion

    Have a model number - if it has a network port that would be the best way to get the data off
  • xkk10xkk10
    edited December 2004
    HP Pavilion ze4530us
  • tcithtcith Sydney, Australia Member
    edited December 2004
    xkk10 wrote:
    HP Pavilion ze4530us

    O.k that has an intergrated 10/100 ethernet port

    So simplest way to interconnect the two would be via standard ethernet
    you will need an ethernet port in your PC, if it does not have one a ethernet card is one of the cheapest things you can buy - then for a direct connection between the two machines you need a cross over cable

    If you already have a switch or hub then you just need two straight through cables to connect via the switch/hub
  • xkk10xkk10
    edited December 2004
    so i just connect one end of the ethernet cord to my computer and the other end to my friends computer?
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2004
    u will be a crossover cable for that.
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited December 2004
    tcith wrote:
    If you already have a switch or hub then you just need two straight through cables to connect via the switch/hub

    yup, since u have DSL already do u have a router/switch with it? if so just use a normal (patch) cable and connect it from the router to his laptop. u will be able to transfer the files over and his laptop will also have internet availible if u wanna do updates or something
  • tcithtcith Sydney, Australia Member
    edited December 2004
    http://duxcw.com/digest/Howto/network/cable/cable1.htm

    http://www.homenethelp.com/network/ethernet.asp
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