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Re: PC ('98) to PC (NT4) File Transfer
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Sun, 9 Jul 2000 16:58:51 GMT
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mattdm@%stopspam%mattdm.org
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Scott A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a decent PC to PC shareware / freeware file transfer
> utility? My copy of Laplink only works with Win98/95 and one of the PC's is
> NT4.0? I prefer to transfer via parallel connection, but both PC's also have
> either-net cards.
If they both have ethernet, you really should use that for the tranfer. You
can probably get a crossover network cable and just plug them directly to
each other, but some network cards don't like that, so you may need a cheap
hub. This will many many times faster than using the parallel port, and you
won't need any special software (just share the drive).
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
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| PC ('98) to PC (NT4) File Transfer Can anyone recommend a decent PC to PC shareware / freeware file transfer utility? My copy of Laplink only works with Win98/95 and one of the PC's is NT4.0? I prefer to transfer via parallel connection, but both (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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