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Author:  elbow=GCHQ= [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:33 am ]
Post subject:  Network File transfer
I have a large quantity of files (9GB) between 5mb and 200mb on a computer with no DVD-RW which I want to transfer to my new computer. I've tried sending them over the network through my crappy switch, but any file larger than about 20mb freezes and wont transfer.

What am I doing wrong?

And no, its not pron :roll: :P

Oh its also doing it for large picture files (>800K ish)

I don't have an external HD, except for my 10GB Zen and I don't want to kill the HDD by taking all the music off and on again etc
Author:  gemma=GCHQ= [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:16 pm ]
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It's odd about the freezes. I shall make some assumptions, you are using windows simple file sharing, no passwords to log onto the PC. Both PCs have network cards built into the motherboard and the new PC is fairly recent, then there is a good chance it has an Autosensing crossover built in.

If this is the case you can (temporarily) simply connect a cat V cable between the two nics and let windows on both machines use a 169.x.x.x address, if they both cannot find a dhcp server they should do this automaticaly. Then the transfer can be done at the fastest speed allowed by the slowest nic and bypass the switch. This may help if the switch is causing the problem (you mentioned it's crappy) and is simple to try.

Could someone make corrections / additions to this if necessary.
Author:  Arma [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:16 pm ]
Post subject: 
Options :

1) Buy a new switch, if your pc's are close then use a crossover cable?

2) Buy a dvdrw - approx 25 - 30 quid here.

3) Put the hard drive with the data in your other computer and copy it a cross.
Author:  happyslappy [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:41 pm ]
Post subject:  files
iv seen this before with a crap switch
try ftp instead of crappy smb transfers as well
Author:  elbow=GCHQ= [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: files
happyslappy wrote:
iv seen this before with a crap switch
try ftp instead of crappy smb transfers as well


could someone translate that? :P
Author:  happyslappy [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:18 pm ]
Post subject:  switch
dont use windows network shares - setup a ftp server on one and move them that way
Author:  elbow=GCHQ= [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:37 pm ]
Post subject: 
ah right...cheers

whats good 3rd party software to use?
Author:  maxiplad [ Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:44 pm ]
Post subject: 
you can try FileZilla, but for file transfert through ftp you need of an ftp server program too. So, you need to download both version of filezilla;

server version and client version.

here all the details:

httxp://sourceforge.net/project/showfil ... p_id=21558
Author:  elbow=GCHQ= [ Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:19 am ]
Post subject: 
cheers mate, works like a dream...
i was looking for filezilla server, but couldn't find it :roll: :oops:
Author:  Chadk [ Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:00 pm ]
Post subject: 
Yep, some of the network stuff in XP are poor crap, i tell you.
Hopefully this will be fixed.
Author:  maxiplad [ Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:19 pm ]
Post subject: 
8ilbo o-iii<0 wrote:
cheers mate, works like a dream...
i was looking for filezilla server, but couldn't find it :roll: :oops:


httxp://sourceforge.net/project/showfil ... _id=421084
Author:  Kaldru=GCHQ= [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:35 am ]
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Filezilla are nice, especially if you set it to only login once at a session :wink: :wink:
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