Re: Direct Cable Connection (Parallel) -- XP Pro to XP Pro -- not work

From: Mike Hall (mike.hall.mail_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 16:06:59 -0500

Unless you are using a DirectParallel cable, I doubt that what you are
attempting will work.. the URL below was gleaned from the XP Help and
Support Center..

http://www.lpt.com/

Buying two cheap network cards and a crossover cable may be more
productive.. 

-- 
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
"Nancy Lorieau" <NancyLorieau@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:9734D852-AAA6-4C18-A7B9-16296C1CBCEC@microsoft.com...
> I've just bought a new computer and am trying to extablish a direct cable
> connection to their respective parallel ports in order to transfer files.
>
> Right now I'm having no success. I've followed the instructions I've found
> in the Knowledge base very carefully, but clearly I'm missing something.
>
> Here's what I've done so far:
>
> -- Named the computers and joined the to the same workgroup.
>
> -- Allowed sharing on the host computer (new).
>
> -- Made sure I had the same user on the guest and host and that all
> necessary permissions were granted.
>
> ------
>
> Are there programs or processes that would interfere with a direct cable
> connection? I am a tech writer of software manuals and sometimes I get 
> some
> fairly strange configurations. For example, I briefly installed a program 
> in
> which part of the process was setting up a COM+ Server, and now I have no
> idea how to get rid of it.
>
> ---- 
>
> I'd be super-grateful for any help you can give me.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Nancy

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