two computers connected wirelessly

We have a couple of computers that have roadrunner and we have a
wireless setup and receive the internet fine.........the problem is that
I wanted to transfer large files from one computer to the other. I am
just not sure of how to go about that..........any suggestions would be
greatly appreciated. A link on how to would be good too.

Thanks,
Russ & Kathy

In article <KQVgh.45727$qp1.17996@tornado.texas.rr.com>,
texmass@rgv.rr.com (known to some as Kathy) scribed...

> We have a couple of computers that have roadrunner and we have a
> wireless setup and receive the internet fine.........the problem is that
> I wanted to transfer large files from one computer to the other. I am
> just not sure of how to go about that..........any suggestions would be
> greatly appreciated. A link on how to would be good too.

You would need to change the operating mode of the computer's
wireless cards from 'Infrastructure' to 'Ad Hoc.' You should then be
able to let them talk to each other.

Warning; Such a configuration will be highly insecure. A better way
to do it is over a hardwire connection. Better yet, set yourself up a
small LAN. Ethernet switches are cheap these days.

Happy netting.


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> In article <KQVgh.45727$qp1.17996@tornado.texas.rr.com>,
> texmass@rgv.rr.com (known to some as Kathy) scribed...
>
> You would need to change the operating mode of the computer's
> wireless cards from 'Infrastructure' to 'Ad Hoc.' You should then be
> able to let them talk to each other.
>
> Warning; Such a configuration will be highly insecure. A better way
> to do it is over a hardwire connection. Better yet, set yourself up a
> small LAN. Ethernet switches are cheap these days.
>
Erm - no need to do that - stay as "Infrastructure" but create a "share
point" on the remote computer to allow the transfer of files. This is not
too difficult to do but you may need to do some minor tweaks to get the
share point accessible.

Cheers from Mike

Firefox browser with the fireftp plug-in.

Ciao @+


Kathy wrote:

> We have a couple of computers that have roadrunner and we have a
> wireless setup and receive the internet fine.........the problem is that
> I wanted to transfer large files from one computer to the other. I am
> just not sure of how to go about that..........any suggestions would be
> greatly appreciated. A link on how to would be good too.
>
> Thanks,
> Russ & Kathy

Kathy wrote:

> We have a couple of computers that have roadrunner and we have a
> wireless setup and receive the internet fine.........the problem is that
> I wanted to transfer large files from one computer to the other. I am
> just not sure of how to go about that..........any suggestions would be
> greatly appreciated. A link on how to would be good too.
>
> Thanks,
> Russ & Kathy
Wireless is slower and less reliable than a wired connection. It may
not be secure. File transfer can be accomplished either by resetting
your wireless cards to ad-hoc mode so that the two computers can talk
to each other directly, or just doing the transfer through the access
point. Since you already have communication with the access point,
use that route: that saves learning about ad-hoc mode ... which won't
work anyway if the two machines are located such that they can't hear
each other directly.

The details of file sharing over a network depend on what operating
system you're using and how firewalls are set up. You didn't say,
so the responses you're getting are necessarily general. It's mostly
the same song whether wired or wireless. All of this has been discussed
at great length before. Use your favorite search engine and look up
stuff appropriate to your o/s and setup. There's lots of advice out
there ... some correct, some not.

Roby wrote:
> Kathy wrote:
>
> > We have a couple of computers that have roadrunner and we have a
> > wireless setup and receive the internet fine.........the problem is
> > that I wanted to transfer large files from one computer to the
> > other. I am just not sure of how to go about that..........any
> > suggestions would be greatly appreciated. A link on how to would
> > be good too.
--

A very easy way would be to use Foldershare. Go to

https://www.foldershare.com/

and find out more

A Merry Christmas!
Cheers
Quilly

Quilljar wrote:

> Re: two computers connected wirelessly
> From:
> Quilljar <wykehill-flightsim@yahoo.co.uk>
> Date:
> Sunday 17 December 2006 14:49:52
> Groups:
> alt.internet.wireless
> References: 1 2
> Roby wrote:
>> Kathy wrote:
>>
>> > We have a couple of computers that have roadrunner and we have a
>> > wireless setup and receive the internet fine.........the problem is
>> > that I wanted to transfer large files from one computer to the
>> > other. *I am just not sure of how to go about that..........any
>> > suggestions would be greatly appreciated. *A link on how to would
>> > be good too.
>
> A very easy way would be to use Foldershare. Go to
>
> https://www.foldershare.com/
>
> and find out more
>
> A Merry Christmas!
> Cheers
> Quilly
Foldershare stores your files on a server somewhere in cyberspace.
Microsoft owns it, so we are assured that there's no funny stuff
going on. Hopefully. But what happens if that server suddenly
disappears? Or your ISP is out to lunch for a while?

Wouldn't you rather just transfer files from one of your computers
to the other without bouncing them off a phantom somewhere on the
internet? The whole business of sending my data "out there" gives
me the willies, Quilly. Doesn't that worry you? Is that you Bill??