File Transfer Help Recquired

[soup]

My daughter is one of the user accounts on our computer but she has now bought her own. I have been setting it up today (no chuckling). Now we are ready to transfer her files over to her computer. I have downloaded FastStream NetFile Server & have been reading the user guide but I don't know if it's been too long a day or what but I can't even get started. It is installed but I can't get anything to show up like it does in the guide. Just to let you know they are some decent size files, audio/video etc. So does somebody know how to get this program started or is there an easier way to do this like file transfer for dummies? She is on our local network connected through a router. If you need any more info, just let me know.

[UncasMS]

why dont you simply create e temp directory, provide access to this dir (via rightclick and context menu) and copy all the data in that dir for further usage?

[geno888]

Sorry if my question is a little dumb, but why do you need an external software to do this? Can't you simply drag_&_drop data or do a copy_&_paste from a directory to another through the net?

I did file transfers betweeen my computer and my brother one many times simply using windows explorer. Both computers are connected through a local network

[Chewy]

1. set up home network thru assec/commun/networksetupwizard
name a workgroup

read and write to each others shared documents folder

[soup]

Boy I am really feeling dumb today. I don't know if this answers any questions or not because I have never done anything like this before. Some of the files I am talking about range from MB's to GB's & she wants them onto her computer & we want want them off of ours.

@ UncasMS I have never created a temp directory so where would I create this & how would I allow access from the other computer to ours. I know this sounds dumb but right now I am doing this from scratch & still somewhat computer challenged.

@ geno I think the reason why is the time to download. These files you transfer, are they the size in question.

I do appreciate both of you stepping forward.

[Chewy]

soup. burn data dvd's

[soup]

That would probably be the easiest way wouldn't it? I didn't think it would be this tough, I guess it isn't when you know what you are doing.

[UncasMS]

dont get intimidated and give home-networking a try!

i prefer a temporary directory (which is a dir that will be deleted later on by yourself or anyone else with apropriate rights to do so) as i never use the *shared dir* ever but you may as well use them - up 2 u

do NOT share your entire drives or folders with sensible data in them - therefor better create a new and empty directory


maybe this can help with the first steps:

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1427&page=1

[LT. Columbo]

soup. burn data dvd's

i just recently set up my second pc here with a router and did the exact same thing. data dvd's. isn't that the fastest way? surely both pc's have a dvd writer soup?

[anonymez]

fastest/least hassle way is LAN, can be set up in the time to burn 8x

[soup]

I actually understood the first 4 pages that I read, thanks UncasMS. Oh I never said I wouldn't give it a shot but I just have to be more knowledgable about it which I think that article will do. Once again everybody's input is appreciated, thank you.

Edit: @ LT yes they do.

@ anonymez (local area network) see that article is working already (LOL).

Thanks to all again.

[UncasMS]

when lan/wlan is working there isnt much to do; i guess that's what anonymez and i are driving at

- you need to share a folder (ideally one on each machine)

- make sure that the rights you're setting will include something like: user may change files (or otherwise you set read-only rights which is of no help when you want to send files and thus WRITE into the other machine's folder)

[Chewy]

that's what shared docs was intended for, as a matter of fact don't ever mess with it's settings, I tried turing off write priviledges to it, it turned off
the share totally?

[soup]

Thank you for the info.

Update: Followed the guide & got up to the page where you find the other computer. Of course it couldn't find the path on either one, but that was late so that is where I will start back today in between visiting the wife's mother. At least I see what you are driving at with (LAN) so that is good.

[UncasMS]

rightclick on "my computer" => properties => computer name => change

both machines should be in the same workgroup (no matter what name you choose but make sure it's identical)

then create a new folder on each pc
rightclick on it and go to "sharing & security" => make the folder accessable