Direct Cable Connection Setup



Document ID: 94000182

 

Posted Date: 1996-08-19

 

Last Updated: 1996-08-19

 

Distribution: View Public Website

 

Applicable Models
Satellite 100CS
Satellite 110CS
Satellite 110CT
Satellite 200CDS
Portege 610CT
Portege 650CT
Portege 660CDT
Tecra 500CDT
Tecra 500CS
Tecra 510CDT
Tecra 530CDT
Tecra 700CS
Tecra 700CT
Tecra 710CDT
Tecra 720CDT
Tecra 730CDT
Tecra 730XCDT
Tecra 740CDT
Satellite Pro 400CDT
Satellite Pro 400CS
Satellite Pro 415CS
Satellite Pro 425CDS
Satellite Pro 430CDS
Satellite Pro 430CDT

 

Information
Solution:
  1. First determine which computer will be HOST and which will be GUEST. The host computer will have the resource that the guest needs.
  2. Install DCC on both computers by going to CONTROL PANEL, ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS, WINDOWS SETUP, COMMUNICATIONS, DIRECT CABLE CONNECTION. Make sure that DIAL-UP NETWORKING is also installed. Reboot if prompted.
  3. Plug in the cable onto both computers.
  4. From the HOST computer, enable File and Printer Sharing by going into NETWORK PROPERTIES, FILE AND PRINT SHARING, and placing checkmarks on both options. Reboot if prompted.
  5. Select files/folders on the host to be shared by the guest. Right-click on any file/folder/drive, and select SHARING. Then click on SHARED AS and select the proper options below that. You should see a hand holding the item you choose to share.
  6. Launch DCC on the HOST by going to START, ACCESSORIES, DIRECT CABLE CONNECTION. Select HOST and click on NEXT.
  7. Pick your connection port. If you are using a serial cable (9-pin female-to-female connection on newer laptops, 25-pin female-to-female connection on older ones), select SERIAL CABLE ON COMx, where x=1 or 2. If you are using a parallel cable (25-pin male-to-male connection), select PARALLEL CABLE ON LPT1. If you receive a message saying that 'DIAL-UP NETWORKING NEEDS TO BE CONFIGURED,' click on OK and re-run DCC after it is done.
  8. Pause at the LISTEN screen.
  9. Launch DCC on the GUEST computer. Select as GUEST and choose the proper port. As soon as you click on FINISH, click on LISTEN on the HOST computer.
  10. If everything is setup properly, a connection should be established at this moment.
  11. If prompted for 'Microsoft Network Username and Password,' just enter a name, leave the password blank and click on OK to bypass the password.
  12. Once you see a window containing shared resources on HOST coming up on GUEST, you may treat it as a regular window and use 'drag-and-drop' techniques to copy files. Notice that if you need to COPY an executable file (.EXE), you will need to right-click on it to go to COPY, and then right-click again at destination and go to PASTE. If you just drag and drop, it will create a
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