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Title: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: Tall Adam on May 25, 2005, 11:52:03 AM
i downloaded a large file to my desktop at home that i want to put on my laptop. its 4 gb. too big for a cd. the only way to transfer that i can think of is via network cable. but i dont know how to do this. both machines are winxp. can anyone help me out with this?
thanks
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: fozzy on May 25, 2005, 12:36:03 PM
You need a network crossover cable.

plug the cable into the network car of each machine.

setup network w/ static IP's:

machine 1
192.168.1.1
subnet mask 255.255.255.0

machine 2
192.168.1.2
subnet mask 255.255.255.0


from machine 1

start > run

\\192.168.1.2\c$

login and browse to file
drag and drop
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: MattD on May 25, 2005, 12:41:56 PM
Same method also works with a router; you just have to know the other machine's IP in that case.
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: Tall Adam on May 25, 2005, 01:29:10 PM
You need a network crossover cable.

is this just a regular network cable? or somethign special?

Same method also works with a router; you just have to know the other machine's IP in that case.

no router, just 2 machines

+t guys, thanks :)

Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: The Kilted Taper on May 25, 2005, 01:32:32 PM
You need a network crossover cable.

is this just a regular network cable? or somethign special?


It is not a regular network cable. It's a CROSSOVER cable. Should be labeled as such.
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: Tall Adam on May 25, 2005, 01:49:37 PM
shit, so thats something that id have to buy if i dont have it already....

is there another method for transfering this? no dvd burner...its 1 file so cant be split for multiple cd burns
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: The Kilted Taper on May 25, 2005, 01:50:57 PM
I've heard, but never tried, that there is a way to do it with a USB cable. But again, it may be something you'd have to go out and buy.

Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: kfrinkle on May 25, 2005, 01:54:03 PM
isnt there some way to split up a file with winrar?
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: MattD on May 25, 2005, 01:56:45 PM
If you are handy with wires and such, you can make a crossover cable out of a regular ethernet cable. That's what I did in college when ethernet cables were handed out freely. To do this, cross solid orange with solid green and striped orange with striped green inside the cable, or do it at one of the terminations.

Note: this cable will likely be out of spec and not as fast as a real crossover cable. Hell, when I made mine, I just twisted the wires together and taped the hell out of the thing. It worked.
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: fozzy on May 25, 2005, 02:34:25 PM
a short crossover should be less than $10.  If you are not in a hurry i can make one up and drop it in the mail.

in a pinch i have used the above method of cutting a normal Xover but i dropped a bead of solder on the twists.
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: Tall Adam on May 25, 2005, 02:51:09 PM
fuck it, ill just delete teh file (its an ISO of a dvd) and download the torrent when i get home...

unless...is there a way to make an iso into a video file which is watchable (or into its original video_ts folder) and then i could just watch the dvd and delete (its not something il wanna watch more than once)

thanks again guys
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: fozzy on May 25, 2005, 02:52:56 PM
VLC (video lan client) can play VOBs directly i believe
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: kskreider on May 25, 2005, 02:55:10 PM
Or ISO BUSTER will break up your ISO into the playable DVD Video files and *any* decent DVD player will play them...
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: kfrinkle on May 25, 2005, 02:55:49 PM
fuck it, ill just delete teh file (its an ISO of a dvd) and download the torrent when i get home...

unless...is there a way to make an iso into a video file which is watchable (or into its original video_ts folder) and then i could just watch the dvd and delete (its not something il wanna watch more than once)

thanks again guys

If you extract to a directory (the iso that is), you can then view the resulting video files with PowerDVD or something similar.
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: Tall Adam on May 25, 2005, 03:01:17 PM
then i think ill just do that guys. +ts to all in the thread :)
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: kfrinkle on May 25, 2005, 03:07:10 PM
woot!  up to -175 tickets! ROCKIN'!
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: Brian Skalinder on May 25, 2005, 03:11:21 PM
FileSplitter (http://www.dekabyte.com/filesplitter/index.html) will break the file into multiple pieces that are small enough to burn to CD, then you may re-assemble later on the other machine. 
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: Tall Adam on May 25, 2005, 04:01:20 PM
isobuster and intervideo windvd worked like a charm, ill be watching the movie later then deleteing (for those who care, its the star wars TV special from A&E which was discussed a bit on this board) :)

thanks again guys
Title: Re: help: Transfering files directly w/o the internet...
Post by: kskreider on May 25, 2005, 04:44:26 PM
isobuster and intervideo windvd worked like a charm, ill be watching the movie later then deleteing (for those who care, its the star wars TV special from A&E which was discussed a bit on this board) :)

thanks again guys

Glad to hear that isobuster worked for you.  I fell in love with that and Alcohol 120% the second I found out what that combo could do. 

Alcohol 120% just absolutely rules your images!