I would like to transfer quite some data from one machine to another, ie Linux->Linux, XP->Linux
Jernej Zidar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Gaffney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Connecting two computers with a X-over cable > Jernej Zidar wrote: > > Hello to all! > > Could someone please explain me (step by step) how to connect two > > computers > > running Linux through a x-over cable? > > What if one of these computers is running WindowsXP? > > It is as simple as plugging each end of the crossover cable into each computer's network > card. Then, assign both of them an IP address, probably 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2, but > you can use whatever you want. Keep in mind that a crossover cable is not the same as a > regular CAT5 patch cable. Its a special cable that has a few wires crossed at one end. > > -- > Andrew Gaffney > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
