Networking :: Connecting my notebook to another PC via LAN

Hi there

my notebook (Acer travelmate - Windows XP) crashed. I can't boot in Windows anymore, so I'm currently using DSL (from CD / I can't use an USB device to boot or my HD - it doesn't work).

I don't know how to connect my notebook to my girlfriends PC via LAN. My girlfriend is using Windows 2000, but I can run DSL via a virtual machine. I have no idea if I can connect a Windows PC to a Linux one.

All I want to do is transferring my data to my girlfriendc PC via LAN. I need to reinstall Windows XP, so all my data on HD would be lost. I want to save some files from my notebook HD on my girlfriends PC.

What do I need to do? Do I have to use an App? Is there a tutorial for this issue? Is there a way to rescue my data via ftp, etc... It would be easiest to load some files onto my webpage via ftp, right?

THANKS. Please excuse my bad English. I'm German.

ftp is available to you from the desktop (not sure about the lastest DSL releases) or from the DSL menu. Right click on your desk top and you can find it under Apps->Net->FTP. If you are going through a firewall you need to make sure the ftp access is allowed. There are other options for sharing files but if you are familar with ftp then that is a good place to start.

so i just type in the ftp address and gon on from there? i'll try that again. thanks...

sorry, but i don't know how to deal with the ftp tool.

i know my ftp address and my user name and password... but i don't know how to open a session... can anyone help me, please. i'm just trying to save some data from my notebook. it's kinda urgent. THANKS!

Can you find the notebook document you want to save?

How big is it?

Do you have a usb pendrive and do you know how to mount the drive in DSL?

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