How do you transfer files directly?

getitdone · 12-17-2006, 03:51 PM

So now that I have moved away from some of my friends, I can't stick something on a cd and go to thier house with it. If I have some program or a song or anything I want to share all I know of now is email. You try sending a 4 pics through yahoo mail. It takes forever to upload. I can't stand it any longer. There has to be a way to link up directly to another computer though the net to share files. Anybody?

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humanoid · 12-17-2006, 04:36 PM

Limewire?

goatboy22382 · 12-17-2006, 04:39 PM

file transfers with AIM

drguitarum2005 · 12-17-2006, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goatboy22382

file transfers with AIM

x2

with limewire youll have to get your friend to host it and you search and HOPE it comes up as a result.

**Tofer** · 12-17-2006, 05:36 PM

depending on how many friends you have Maybe set up a DC++ server. DC++ is like limewire, but allows you to search individual people not just for a file or song. google DC++ for more info.

ChickenLover · 12-17-2006, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by getitdone

So now that I have moved away from some of my friends, I can't stick something on a cd and go to thier house with it. If I have some program or a song or anything I want to share all I know of now is email. You try sending a 4 pics through yahoo mail. It takes forever to upload. I can't stand it any longer. There has to be a way to link up directly to another computer though the net to share files. Anybody?

I use www.yousendit.com to send music to my friends.

seanz0rz · 12-17-2006, 06:18 PM

ditto to the yousendit. its pretty awesome.

if yo have excessively large files, dc works great.

blakjak · 12-18-2006, 04:51 AM

ummmmmmmm......ftp server?

but, ditto on DC++ and yousendit.

PirateFins · 12-18-2006, 07:47 AM

Same as AIM but I use YIM (yahoo instant message)

getitdone · 12-18-2006, 06:28 PM

I used the usendit, I agree it works good. I like to keep it simple so I can still send stuff to my mom. Thanks for the great info!

ldivinag · 12-19-2006, 12:58 AM

REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION...

free...(with windows xp) and no need to setup anything...

getitdone · 12-19-2006, 03:50 AM

^^ how does it work?

***midiwall*** · 12-19-2006, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drguitarum2005

with limewire youll have to get your friend to host it and you search and HOPE it comes up as a result.

Umm, you manually add a machine as a server and then browse the server. The real issue is that as Limewire comes up, you'll want to stop incoming searches.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ldivinag

REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION...

free...(with windows xp) and no need to setup anything...

Quote:

Originally Posted by getitdone

^^ how does it work?

Do this on both machines:

Control panel
System
Remote
Check "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer"
OK

Note that the machine that you're connecting TO must have a user account that has a password and you'll need to open TCP port 3389 in the routers of BOTH computers.

Now try to open a connection. On one of the machines:

Start
Programs
Accessories
Communications
Remote Desktop Connection
Click Options
Local Resources
Local Devices/(check)Disk Drives
Click General
Enter the WAN IP address (the one that the DSL/Cable provider sees) of the remote system
Click Connect
Click through the Security Warning
Log into the remote with a user account that has admin rights
On the remote, open My Computer. If everything is kosher, then under "Other" you should see a number of drive letters that have a comment of "Disk from Remote Desktop Connection". That's your local machine as seen on the remote. File transfer is just a matter of drag & drop through explorer.

As an aside, no matter what you do though (AIM, LimeWire, Remote Desktop), remember that you're still limited by the upload speed that your ISP has defined. If it's 384KB, then that's it. The fact that your buddy may have a 15MB download speed means nothing.

(edited to add Leo's info about choosing "Disk Drives")

ldivinag · 12-19-2006, 11:33 AM

2 things:

1. the account on the machine you are REMOTE DESKTOPing into, must be allowed to RDC into. if you have setup the admin/limited account setup on the remote machine (like you should be doing anyways...), the admin accounts dont have to have permission. but the limited accounts do.

2. before you hit the CONNECT button, hit the OPTIONS button, then the LOCAL RESOURCES tab and click on the DISK DRIVES checkbox. otherwise, the drives on the remote machine will NOT show up on your EXPLORER...

EuphoricKaty80 · 12-19-2006, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PirateFins

Same as AIM but I use YIM (yahoo instant message)

Ditto....works great for me...pics and files...fast and easy!

Edit: everyone i know that has used limewire has had their PC crash..

PirateFins · 12-19-2006, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EuphoricKaty80

Ditto....works great for me...pics and files...fast and easy!

Edit: everyone i know that has used limewire has had their PC crash..

I just upgraded to the latest version of YIM last night and they are advertising you can now transfer files up to 1 gig using YIM. Like was pointed out though you are limited by the upload speed of the sending CPU.

***midiwall*** · 12-19-2006, 06:47 PM

I got another option for you... Look into RCP, it's a built-in command for WinXP.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true

**Tofer** · 12-19-2006, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by midiwall

If everything is kosher, you should get a login prompt. Log in, and it'll be "just like you were there". As long as access rights are setup correctly, you can see his drives while still seeing yours. So file transfer is just a matter of drag & drop through explorer.

.

I just tried this with my desktop/server sitting next to me... i cant drag files to or from the remote desktop... i might be missing something but it doesnt work for me.

EWAYota · 12-19-2006, 11:15 PM

me and 4runninfreak transfered a gig of music over AIM one night. worked fine that way. he just dragged the whole folder of songs into the chat window and pressed send. By morning I had all the songs on my computer.

***midiwall*** · 12-20-2006, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tofer

I just tried this with my desktop/server sitting next to me... i cant drag files to or from the remote desktop... i might be missing something but it doesnt work for me.

Did you see what Leo (ldivinag) added above? When you have Remote Desktop up, and before you click "Connect":

Click Options
Local Resources
Local Devices/(check)Disk Drives
Click Connect
Click through the Security Warning
Log in with a user account that has admin rights
On the remote, open My Computer. Under "Other" you should see a number of drive letters that have a comment of "Disk from Remote Desktop Connection". That's your local machine as seen on the remote

Lemme know if you're still having trouble!

ldivinag · 12-21-2006, 12:23 AM

just to add to RDC...

like today, i was working on a machine that i GHOSTed the previous HD onto a portable USB drive.

so i needed to retrieve individual files off it. unfortunately, the GHOST program i carried didnt have the GHOST EXPLORER program with it.

so i RDC'ed into my main work machine. i clicked on the DRIVES checkbox so i can the remote machine (my work one) can see the drives on the one i was working on.

i ran the GHOST EXPLORER program and i selected the \\TSCLIENT\C... drive (that's how the remote drives show up on RDC) which had the GHOST image.

so essentially, i ran program on a remote machine, which used a data file on the portable drive connected to local machine. it then wrote the extracted files back to the DESKTOP folder on the local...

more fun and tricks...

at work, we have a strict firewall policy. they dont like to issue static IP addresses.

so on a secondary web server i run, which has a static IP addy, i can RDC into it from my home. then once i'm in that, i open an RDC session to my work machine (which has a leased IP) so i can grab a file off it... saves me the hour roundtrip drive...

tip #2: to bring up the TASK MANAGER on a RDC, you can use the standard CTRL-ALT-DEL. cause that will bring up the TASK MANAGER on your LOCAL machine...

no biggie... just CTRL-ALT-END... does the exact thing on the remote machine.

FWIW, people who uses the silly windows XP WELCOME LOGIN SCREEN, with the stupid icons, CTRL-ALT-DEL brings up the TASK MAN immediately. those who turned of the WELCOME LOGIN SCREEN (as should everyone...) will get the WINDOWS SECURITY, and one of the buttons to click is the TASK MAN...

tip#3: wanna see a weird network printing? RDC it... yup... just check (actually, by default it's checked already) the PRINTER checkbox under the OPTIONS -> LOCAL RESOURCES tab, and now the printers on the local machine shows up on the remote machine's PRINTERS control panel...

so if you run program on the remote machine and issue the PRINT command from it, you can actually print to the printer next to you, from a machine miles away... lol...

***midiwall*** · 12-21-2006, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ldivinag

tip #2: to bring up the TASK MANAGER on a RDC, you can use the standard CTRL-ALT-DEL. cause that will bring up the TASK MANAGER on your LOCAL machine...

dood... CTRL-SHIFT-ESC. TaskMan comes right up, no menu pick required.

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ldivinag Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: N37 39* W122 3* Posts: 1,428	REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION... free...(with windows xp) and no need to setup anything... __________________ leo d. stock 90 4runner

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getitdone Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ft. Collins, Co Posts: 1,006	^^ how does it work? __________________ Chris Fischer 3D 85 4Runner SR5 \| 33" BFG M/T on flat black rims \| Chevy springs \| Custom Grab cage with overhead cb mount \| Custom fabbed center console \| Freshly rebuilt axle with IFS hub/caliper swap \| Rock Sliders \| Lots more... In Colorado, Dig.

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ldivinag Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: N37 39* W122 3* Posts: 1,428	2 things: 1. the account on the machine you are REMOTE DESKTOPing into, must be allowed to RDC into. if you have setup the admin/limited account setup on the remote machine (like you should be doing anyways...), the admin accounts dont have to have permission. but the limited accounts do. 2. before you hit the CONNECT button, hit the OPTIONS button, then the LOCAL RESOURCES tab and click on the DISK DRIVES checkbox. otherwise, the drives on the remote machine will NOT show up on your EXPLORER... __________________ leo d. stock 90 4runner

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ldivinag Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: N37 39* W122 3* Posts: 1,428	just to add to RDC... like today, i was working on a machine that i GHOSTed the previous HD onto a portable USB drive. so i needed to retrieve individual files off it. unfortunately, the GHOST program i carried didnt have the GHOST EXPLORER program with it. so i RDC'ed into my main work machine. i clicked on the DRIVES checkbox so i can the remote machine (my work one) can see the drives on the one i was working on. i ran the GHOST EXPLORER program and i selected the \\TSCLIENT\C... drive (that's how the remote drives show up on RDC) which had the GHOST image. so essentially, i ran program on a remote machine, which used a data file on the portable drive connected to local machine. it then wrote the extracted files back to the DESKTOP folder on the local... more fun and tricks... at work, we have a strict firewall policy. they dont like to issue static IP addresses. so on a secondary web server i run, which has a static IP addy, i can RDC into it from my home. then once i'm in that, i open an RDC session to my work machine (which has a leased IP) so i can grab a file off it... saves me the hour roundtrip drive... tip #2: to bring up the TASK MANAGER on a RDC, you can use the standard CTRL-ALT-DEL. cause that will bring up the TASK MANAGER on your LOCAL machine... no biggie... just CTRL-ALT-END... does the exact thing on the remote machine. FWIW, people who uses the silly windows XP WELCOME LOGIN SCREEN, with the stupid icons, CTRL-ALT-DEL brings up the TASK MAN immediately. those who turned of the WELCOME LOGIN SCREEN (as should everyone...) will get the WINDOWS SECURITY, and one of the buttons to click is the TASK MAN... tip#3: wanna see a weird network printing? RDC it... yup... just check (actually, by default it's checked already) the PRINTER checkbox under the OPTIONS -> LOCAL RESOURCES tab, and now the printers on the local machine shows up on the remote machine's PRINTERS control panel... so if you run program on the remote machine and issue the PRINT command from it, you can actually print to the printer next to you, from a machine miles away... lol... __________________ leo d. stock 90 4runner

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