win2000 laptop as host

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martin

hi,

i have an IBM A31 laptop with Windows 2000.
i just got an iBook and want to transfer many files from
the IBM to the iBook.

how would i do this using a crossover cable?

keep it simple please.

thanks.
 
Disconnect both computers from whatever they're connected to.
On your IBM Windows 2000 computer:
Go to Control Panel, Network properties, and right-click and press
properties on your ethernet network interface.
Scroll down to TCP/IP, and press 'properties. For IP Address, give the
computer the IP of 192.168.0.1, a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, and no
default gateway or DNS servers.

On your iBook:
Go to the apple doohickey in the top left corner, control panel, and click
appletalk. Press 'connect via' and choose ethernet, and close & save.

Go to the Apple menu, control panel, then TCP/IP.
Connect via your ethernet card, and choose static IP.
Your IP Address is 192.168.0.2, your subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, you have
no router address, and no nameserver address.

If either your Windows or MAC demands a router or nameserver IP, put in
127.0.0.1





On your first computer, go to Start, Run, and type in \\192.168.0.2
 
Ooops!
I forgot to post how to actually transfer the files from one computer to
another.
You probably don't have any sort of Macintosh gateway services set up
anywhere, so let's keep this as simple as possible.

Before you disconnect your Windows computer, download an FTP server like
"bulletproof FTP" and install it.
The help files are fantastic for setting up a simple anonymous FTP server.

On your Mac, just open your browser and for the url type ftp://192.168.0.1
 
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